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From: ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: 2.88 Mb floppy drives for PC
Message-ID: <1991Jun19.040845.25553@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Date: 19 Jun 91 04:08:45 GMT
References: <14466@dog.ee.lbl.gov>
Organization: Oklahoma State University
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From article <14466@dog.ee.lbl.gov>, by rob@cad4.lbl.gov (Barracuda):
> 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!

Well, the last time I heard, the 20meg floppy drive cost $800, with
each disk at $25.  I doubt it can be popular at that price (or even
1/2 that price)!

There is however another alternative.  The Syquest 40meg removable 
hard drive (SCSI) price has come down some what.  The last time I 
flipped thru the magazine, there was an ad that sells the drive
(probably w/o the SCSI card) for $350.  The setback is the price
of each cartridge.  Most shops seems to be selling it at $75 each.