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13 August 2010, 18:23
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UK source for DD/DS disks? - Mount ADFs?
Does anyone know of a site/shop (UK based) where you can buy brand new DD/DS 880k floppy disks for Amiga?
Amigakit.com have run out and according to the email i received today they are not getting any more 
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13 August 2010, 18:38
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found this..
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04...ling_floppies/ it seems the world is no longer going to be graced with DSDD disks... is there a way of storing an ADF to an Amiga's HD and running it from there? |
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13 August 2010, 18:40
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Yes, I'm collecting HD disks, I feel the end is near.
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13 August 2010, 18:43
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is there another solution? |
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13 August 2010, 19:03
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First google and I find one retailer who say they have them in stock but dunno if that is a lie. Unfortunately they are high prices, 3x the price AmigaKit had them.
http://www.sqitz.co.uk/cgi-bin/sitew...?act=det&p=692 |
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13 August 2010, 19:05
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and if you're really desperate : http://www.oldsoftware.com/floppy_di...l#anchor270200  Btw : You can 'mount' ADFs on an Amiga... I forgot the name of the app, but I'm sure someone will post it. |
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13 August 2010, 19:08
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13 August 2010, 19:10
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13 August 2010, 19:11
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@alexh
Yes, he sounds rather desperate. Anyway, it's just a link. Take it or leave it. His choice. |
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13 August 2010, 19:16
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You could buy these and sell to the rest of the uk??
http://cgi.ebay.com/500-New-MF-2DD-7...-/220652287367 Closed at the moment but may come back? http://www.dataserve-retro.co.uk/index1.html |
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13 August 2010, 19:18
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the main problem is that a few stores/site have a limited stock level, checking through the actual sites of people that make disks... it seems that is going to be the end soon... it seems like emulation with be the only way to go... a real shame! we owe Toni too many beers already
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13 August 2010, 19:19
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Not in the U.K. but since DSDD's are getting a bit on the rare side of things: http://www.smrsoftware.com/
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13 August 2010, 22:07
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i have now connected my netbook via VGA to my 22" Samsung TV... my amiga's are going into storage....
i have 39gb of amiga "stuff" on my netbook... emulation here i come |
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13 August 2010, 22:24
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He gave in to the dark side
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13 August 2010, 22:32
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13 August 2010, 23:01
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the dark side got me back into the Amiga scene way back in 2001, i have only recently bought an A1200 again.... this time spending quite a lot of money getting it all working as i wanted...
but i am running out of disks, my normal source is not stocking them any more and it seems the only way to continue my interest and build upon it is to return to emulation, i have packed away my A1200, with its 4gb HD, EasyADF kit, cumana diskdrive joysticks, mice and some 100 disks of apps, demos and games in hope that some day DD/DS disks will be available in the volumes i need... (oh and my A600) i wont sell any of it right now i have my netbook, connected with cordless mouse and keyboard, some random (horrible) joypad.... plugged into my 22" samsung LCD (which i used for my Amiga) its pretty much the same, although i do miss the clicking
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13 August 2010, 23:12
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13 August 2010, 23:15
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13 August 2010, 23:48
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well i had some long term plans, which i was debating about... had i seen that idea through then we are talking thousands...
for my personal use a total of 500 disks would had been ok, i am upto about 150 so far, with about 25 left
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14 August 2010, 00:07
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