Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!bronze!silver!streib From: streib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Allan Streib) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: $19 Floppy from NeXTConnection? Summary: is it worth it? Message-ID: <1991Mar2.215431.25492@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> Date: 2 Mar 91 21:54:31 GMT References: <4bnoZl600io1A9JkZh@andrew.cmu.edu> <1991Mar2.191552.7363@macc.wisc.edu> Sender: news@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington Lines: 28 In article <1991Mar2.191552.7363@macc.wisc.edu> anderson@dogie.macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) writes: >In article >cnh5730@maraba.tamu.edu writes: > >>I was over at the Math Dept of my University and a professor showed me >>an ad for 1.44MB 3 1/2 floppies in lots of 25 or more for $0.75 each. > >However, as I understand the differences in the technology >of the disks you're comparing, it's apples vs. oranges. True, but in this case is double the capacity worth paying 25 TIMES more for the diskette? I'd be willing to pay double the price for double the storage, plus a little more for convenience, but this is extreme. Question: Does the NeXT _have_ to use the 2.88MB ED floppies, or will it format and mount 1.44MB HD and 720K DD floppies as well. (I didn't see this in the FAQ that was recently posted.) How long will it be before the PC/DOS world embraces this technology and the price of the media falls? >-- >Jess Anderson <> Madison Academic Computing Center <> University of Wisconsin >Internet: anderson@macc.wisc.edu <-best, UUCP:{}!uwvax!macc.wisc.edu!anderson >NeXTmail w/attachments: anderson@yak.macc.wisc.edu Bitnet: anderson@wiscmacc >Room 3130 <> 1210 West Dayton Street / Madison WI 53706 <> Phone 608/262-5888 -Allan (streib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu)