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From: dawson@kama.cs.cornell.edu (Dawson Dean)
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Subject: Bulk Floppies
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Date: 21 Feb 91 18:37:00 GMT
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It seems that this is an old topic, but I do not normally read
this newsgroup so I apologize in advance for the repetition. I
am looking to buy bulk blank floppy disks and an autoloader, and
I would like any recommendations and advice.

I have an ad from a disk dealership (Americal, I think) that lists
Sony 2DD colored disks for 55 or 59 cents per disk in lots of 400.
I am planning to buy probably 400 to start, and possibly more later.
I have been told by friends to be careful where I source disks because
many places will have high failure rates. Returning disks is possible,
but if I end up buying these in real quantity I do not want to spend the
time and effort returning substantial numbers of bad disks to the
manufacturer. Does anyone have a favorite vendor or some horror stories
about places to avoid? I am only interested in sony disks, but are all
sony disks the same? Are some seconds or uninspected?

Also, does anyone know a good place to order an autoloader disk drive?
Any price or vendor information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Dawson Dean

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