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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*! :-)

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  Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-04 16:06 +1100
  Re: hard drive Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-04 14:00 +0800
  Re: hard drive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 17:51 +1100
    Re: hard drive "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-10-04 18:13 +0800
      Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-04 22:16 +1100
        Re: hard drive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 03:49 +1100
        Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-05 08:03 +1100
          Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-05 08:19 +1100
          Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-05 08:20 +1100
            Re: hard drive not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-10-04 22:31 +0000
              Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-05 11:18 +1100
                Re: hard drive not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-10-05 22:40 +0000
              Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-06 00:50 +1100
                Re: hard drive not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-10-05 22:54 +0000
                Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-06 10:18 +1100
                Re: hard drive Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2015-10-06 01:58 +0000
                Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-06 17:02 +1100
                Re: hard drive "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-10-06 10:16 +0800
                Re: hard drive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 14:59 +1100
                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
                Re: hard drive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 19:27 +1100
            Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-05 10:47 +1100
              Re: hard drive "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-10-05 12:44 +1000
                Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-05 18:53 +1100
                Re: hard drive not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-10-05 22:56 +0000
                Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-06 10:01 +1100
                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
                Re: hard drive Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2015-10-06 01:43 +0000
                Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-06 16:20 +1100
                Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-06 17:06 +1100
                Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-06 17:31 +1100
                Re: hard drive Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-06 17:53 +1100
                Re: hard drive not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-10-06 21:18 +0000
                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
                Re: hard drive not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-10-06 21:15 +0000
                Re: hard drive felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-07 10:12 +1100
                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
                Re: hard drive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 17:07 +1100
                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
                Re: hard drive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 15:55 +1100
      Re: hard drive Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-04 21:38 +0800
      Re: hard drive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 03:47 +1100
  Re: hard drive Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 19:22 +1100
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        Re: hard drive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 14:24 +1100
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