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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1582214" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Hello and welcome to the forum! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Now, I cannot really help you BUT a reference to 'external floppy drive' brought back a LOT of memories; when I started in academic medicine in the late 70s and was writing articles, my secretary stored the documents on 8" floppies; when I bought my first home computer in 1980, an Apple II+, I had two 5 1/4" floppy drives, and then finally the 3 1/2" drive emerged w/ a phenomenal 1.44 MB storage - BOY, the latter in a nice plastic container was NEAT! The attached pic shows the visual progression of these floppy devices.</p><p></p><p>Then solid state USB storage made the floppy extinct - now just an archaic device of historic interest - my only suggestion is to upgrade your hardware, sorry - Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]20502[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1582214, member: 234411"] Hello and welcome to the forum! :) Now, I cannot really help you BUT a reference to 'external floppy drive' brought back a LOT of memories; when I started in academic medicine in the late 70s and was writing articles, my secretary stored the documents on 8" floppies; when I bought my first home computer in 1980, an Apple II+, I had two 5 1/4" floppy drives, and then finally the 3 1/2" drive emerged w/ a phenomenal 1.44 MB storage - BOY, the latter in a nice plastic container was NEAT! The attached pic shows the visual progression of these floppy devices. Then solid state USB storage made the floppy extinct - now just an archaic device of historic interest - my only suggestion is to upgrade your hardware, sorry - Dave ;) . [ATTACH=full]20502[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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