RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] floppy disk reader ?

Hi Jan,

I know what you mean! My new office IBM machine has no 3.5" floppy. I
don't remember an option for one either when I ordered it.

I have my old office machine on the local net in the house, and it has a
3.5" drive, so I transfer files from my office machine over to my old
machine, and then onto a floppy. Then I can "sneakernet" the floppy over to
the mill's machine (of course, this is all within about 8').

The better way would be to use a USB key, but I don't have one on the mill's
machine.

Plan is to find the matching black carbon-fiber face drive for the IBM. A
lap-link connection could also possibly be used. USB on the mill machine
might be a little harder under DOS, and a pain to have to re-boot to use
it's W98.

Alan KM6VV

> Duh . . . Tell me: I readily admit I haven't gone puter-shoppin' in
> years, as the three Compaq and HP desktops I have all work flawlessly
> since '92,
> I guess, but I don't see 3.5" floppy-drive slots on the fronts of
> desktops in
> ads and catalogs, nor "listed" on the attributes of desktops nor laptops
> for
> sale, now. Whassa story? Is the 3.5 discontinued on ALL new stuff, now?
> How does one move/edit small BASIC programs from one machine to the
> other? I
> use floppies to carry ALL my "at-desk-written" CNC programs out to the
> shop!
> I have to EDIT those almost always, "out there". How would I do this
> (edit
> on the spot) with a CD??? Whassa story??? Jan Rowland, confused
> geriatric
>