BBS: TELESC.NET.BR Assunto: Re: 3.5 Floppies De: Gamgee Data: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:04:00 -0600 ----------------------------------------------------------- -=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to MIKE POWELL <=- 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. pF> The oldest thing I ever maintained at work was a Northern Telecom PBX pF> from the mid-70s, and it took 5 1/4" floppies. pF> The building it was in had the power shut down for 6 hours, so I needed pF> to come in and shut the system down. I came back in around 6am to bring pF> it up. I was warned it might take a while. Inserted the floppy, flipped pF> the power switch, and NOTHING. Waited. Waited some more. Was about to pF> call the HQ to figure out what to do, when 14 MINUTES LATER, I heard pF> the floppy head seek and saw a green light. pF> Longest 14 minutes of my life. Do you use an AI bot to write these stories, or do you just make them up all by yourself? ... Daddy, what does "now formatting drive C:" mean? --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52 n gSynchronetn Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL ----------------------------------------------------------- [Voltar]