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5.25" usb external drives

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First post, by temptingthelure

Posted on 2009-03-26, 18:04

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I think i browsed a store's site where they had one of these. A 5.25" external USB drive. That entire thing is an amazing sign of the times. Who would need something like that, besides retro-gaming fans, and which company would keep such a product on today's market. 😜

Reply 1 of 7, by Moogle!

Posted on 2009-03-26, 18:28

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Are you talking about a 5 1/4 Floppy Drive?

Reply 2 of 7, by temptingthelure

Posted on 2009-03-26, 19:41

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Moogle! wrote:
Are you talking about a 5 1/4 Floppy Drive?

Yes, exactly. An external 5.25" floppy drive that can be attached to a computer with USB.

Reply 3 of 7, by butterfly

Posted on 2009-03-26, 20:17

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uhm... Have you SEEN it? 5.25" may possibly and in most cases indicate the frame size, not the floppy type

Reply 4 of 7, by Harekiet

Posted on 2009-03-26, 21:37

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You'd think some asians would have made an usb -> floppy drive controller thingie so you can just hook up the original drives

Reply 5 of 7, by temptingthelure

Posted on 2009-03-26, 22:05

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butterfly wrote:
uhm... Have you SEEN it? 5.25" may possibly and in most cases indicate the frame size, not the floppy type

Well, not in real life, but ive seen screenshots of it. It is for 5.25" floppies, the 5.25" doesnt just refer to the case size.

Reply 6 of 7, by collector

Posted on 2009-03-27, 00:10

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Link?

The Sierra Help Pages -- New Sierra Game Installers -- Sierra Game Patches -- New Non-Sierra Game Installers

Reply 7 of 7, by SKARDAVNELNATE

Posted on 2009-03-27, 15:50

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I want one. Where was this found?

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