Re: hard drive

From	felix_unger <me@nothere.biz>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: hard drive
Date	2015-10-08 19:01 +1100
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On 08-October-2015 11:01 AM, Clocky wrote:
> On 7/10/2015 2:46 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote:
>>> On 06-October-2015 9:56 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote:
>>>>> On 05-October-2015 1:44 PM, SG1 wrote:
>> [...]
>>>>>> I have a 850MB yes MB drive that has DOS6.2 & WIN3.11 on it. DOS 
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> only format 1/2 of it.
>>>>>> Not a loss though as it only runs old games.
>>>>>>
>>>>> that's nuttin! I have a 25mb drive (somewhere) :)
>>>> I've got a 20MB HDD in a 8086 portable. Sometimes needs a couple of 
>>>> tries
>>>> to spin up...
>>>
>>> darn! I thought I got first prize.. :)
>>
>>    Ah, the youth these days! It's SO sad!
>>
>>    My first drive was a 340 *Kilo*Byte (174Kword) head-per-track drum.
>> Cost US$23,500 (at the 1968 value of the dollar!).
>>
>> <http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=548>
>>
>>    Try to beat *that*! :-)
>>
>
>
> We have a winner folks!

Fist prize is a 30mb hard drive, lol!..

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Pete
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                Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-06 17:05 +1100
                Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-06 17:30 +1100
                Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-06 17:50 +1100
                Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-06 20:30 +1100
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                Re: hard drive Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2015-10-06 01:40 +0000
                Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-06 10:15 +1100
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                Re: hard drive Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-08 07:59 +0800
                Re: hard drive Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-10-06 18:46 +0000
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                Re: hard drive Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-08 08:01 +0800
                Re: hard drive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 16:08 +1100
                Re: hard drive "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-10-08 15:18 +1000
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                Re: hard drive "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-10-08 19:33 +1000
                Re: hard drive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 20:52 +1100
                Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-08 19:01 +1100
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