-=PCTechTalk=- Attn: ~ Don Wilcox ~ " The golden memories of computing "

Re:
How long has it been since you saw a 5-1/4 inch disk?  Can you say double 
density?  Please pass the disk notcher.... Don
Hi ... I am not old enough to have actually experienced some of the thing`s 
that you are speaking of ... but I own a couple of PC`s that do go back away`s .

I bought an IBM 8088 computer from a fella and it still work`s really well ... 
it use`s the 51/4" disk`s that you referred to . The computer came with an 
origional 8088 instruction manual ( actually it`s a red cloth three ring 
binder) .

He also gave me a box of unused 51/4" floppies to go with it ... along with 
some extra memory strip`s if I ever needed them . It has an A and B drive and 
everything work`s .

I also bought an elderly Gateway 2000 386/25 PC which has a drive for the 51/4" 
floppies and a regular 31/2" floppy drive that use`s the DD floppy disk`s . It 
only has 8 Megabytes of Ram so it`s not an Internet accessing computer . But it 
as well as the IBM 8088 operates on the DOS system ... so this is another thing 
that I have been able to get used to and operate .

I figure that one of these day`s I will run into a collector who will be 
thrilled to get these machine`s .

In the mean time they are in the back bed room and plugged in to keep the 
clock`s running . I turn them on once in a while just to check them out .

Teri Lee
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