BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: 3.5 Floppies
De:       poindexter FORTRAN
Data:     Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:49:00 -0800
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-=> MIKE POWELL wrote to ROB MCCART <=-

 MP> I found some 8" install diskettes, for some long retired software
 MP> package, while cleaning out a storage area at work.  Not even sure what
 MP> platform... mainframe or PC... they were for.  We had no drives in the
 MP> office for that size, and I have never seen one in the wild.

The oldest thing I ever maintained at work was a Northern Telecom PBX
from the mid-70s, and it took 5 1/4" floppies.

The building it was in had the power shut down for 6 hours, so I needed
to come in and shut the system down. I came back in around 6am to bring
it up. I was warned it might take a while. Inserted the floppy, flipped
the power switch, and NOTHING. Waited. Waited some more. Was about to
call the HQ to figure out what to do, when 14 MINUTES LATER, I heard the
floppy head seek and saw a green light.

Longest 14 minutes of my life.


 
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