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From: rob@cad4.lbl.gov (Barracuda)
Subject: Re: 2.88 Mb floppy drives for PC
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
References: <1991Jun16.232753.27867@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> <1991Jun18.163955.20140@d.cs.okstate.edu>
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X-Local-Date: Tue, 18 Jun 91 16:57:55 PDT
Reply-To: rob@cad4 (Barracuda)
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 91 23:57:55 GMT

In article <1991Jun18.163955.20140@d.cs.okstate.edu> ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG) writes:
>From article <1991Jun16.232753.27867@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>, by hpa@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (H. Peter Anvin):
>> In article <2002@ole.UUCP> of comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,
>>   ray@ole.UUCP (Ray Berry) writes:

[stuff about 2.88 meg disks deleted]

>
>I doubt the 2.8MB will become a standard anywhere close to 1.44MB now
>due to the lack of a single major move (IBM adopting 1.44MB for its PS/2's)
>towards that direction.  Besides, most PC users IME (in my estimation) 
>still does not have 1.44MB.

And...why go with a stinkin 2.88 meg drive when Insite Peripherals will be
coming out with a 20 meg 3.5" floppy in August? It'll be backward compatible
with the 1.44 meg and 720k disks too!

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