Hi Carlos,
You are describing my first computer at work, a Xerox product with two
8-inch floppy drives, running CP/M. That was the machine that got me
interested in computers. I'm sure that those flimsy 8-inch floppies are
long gone.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Carlos J. Santisteban" <zuiko21@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 4:10 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Image from 1912, Gear Unknown
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> But besides the state of the media, there's the format compatibility: is
> there any chance nowadays to open a word-processor file for, say, CP/M
> system in a 8" diskette??? And that's only 30 years back...
>
> Cheers,
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> Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas
> IES Turaniana (Roquetas de Mar, Almeria)
> <http://cjss.sytes.net/>
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