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From: tgingric@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Tyler S Gingrich)
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Subject: Re: Floppy Drives
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Date: 10 Jan 91 13:04:34 GMT
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In article <1991Jan9.122039.10078@investor.pgh.pa.us> rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us (Bob Peirce #305) writes:
>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?
>

Actually, the 2.0 upgrade is available on floppies or on optical disk.
The floppy release actually ends up costing twice as much since you pay about
$175 for the Release 2.0 disks PLUS $175 for the 2.0 Extended disks -- the
optical disks has ALL the software on it for only $185.

Improv will be released on 1.44Mb floppy diskettes -- and, unfortunately,
there is no CHEAP floppy drive solution on the market......

Pacific Micro Devices has an external drive that will read 720, 1.44, & mac
disks (but not 2.88s).                  

Tyler