Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!samsung!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!news From: smithw@hamblin.math.byu.edu (Dr. William V. Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Floppy Drives (Improv and upgrade distribution) Message-ID: Date: 9 Jan 91 14:33:45 GMT References: <1991Jan9.122039.10078@investor.pgh.pa.us> Sender: news@hamblin.math.byu.edu (Usenet News) Organization: Brigham Young University Lines: 26 In-Reply-To: rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us's message of 9 Jan 91 12:20:39 GMT Bob Peirce (rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us) >A week or so ago someone said Improv only comes on floppies. Then, a >couple of days ago, someone said something that suggested the 2.0 >upgrade also comes on floppies instead of on an OD. Therefore, who has >suggestions for an economical floppy drive so all us OD users can load >the present and future new software? Economical, to me, means a couple >of hundred bucks, complete. Anything like that out there? Improve will indeed come on floppies. But the *upgrade* comes on optical disk, unless you have an optical only machine, in which case the company recommends that you buy (at least) the 105MB drive with 2.0 installed. There is no floppy distribution of the *upgrade* per se. You can however purchase the 2.0 software and and 2.0 software/ extended on floppy disks. This has nothing particularly to do with upgrading your 030 cube, unless you would like to buy a floppy drive right away. Personally, I will not think about buying a floppy drive until June or so when prices are predicted to drop and it becomes important to transfer files that way. If there is some other reason that you want to use the floppy (for non-net stuff using Macs or PCs say) then that is certainly grounds for considering the purchase of an external floppy drive. But you will find it difficult to get a supported drive for less than $400 *educational* - correct me if I'm wrong here please. -Bill -- __________________Prof. William V. Smith____________________ EMail: smithw@hamblin.math.byu.edu or uunet!hamblin.math.byu.edu!smithw SMail: Math Dept. -- 314 TMCB; BYU; Provo, UT 84602 (USA) NeXTmail: smithw@mathnx.math.byu.edu Phone: +1 801 378 2061 FAX: +1 801 378 2800