In 1987, the Xerox Baby Star (with the GUI after which Apple modeled their
Mac environment) used dual 8" floppies. One to boot and one for
applications.
-Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Bloor" <admin@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:50 AM
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [OM] 8 inch floppies
> At 03:23 03/03/2004 +0100, you wrote:
> >To the best of my recollection IBM developed the 8" floppy originally
> >for updating the microcode on IBM mainframes. The next use was the IBM
> >DisplayWriter product, one of the earliest dedicated word processors
> >with a display screen (as opposed to typewriter based systems such as
> >the IBM MTST and MCST). From there it spread into use in the new field
> >of micro computers... especially the S-100 bus machines. I think the
> >TRS-80 was one of the last users of 8" diskettes before the 5=1/4's came
> >along.
>
> IBM used them on data entry terminals long before the DisplayWriter came
> out. I think that was the original application. It was designed to
> replace punched card input for mainframe computers.
>
> Panasonic personal computers used them after the TRS-80.
>
> I have several storage boxes for 8" floppy disks in my loft. Maybe I
> should put them on the bay to help pay for my OM addiction. Well, they
are
> rearer than most of the items that say "RARE".
>
>
> Mike Bloor
>
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