Subject: Re: The "Rarity" of DS/DD 5.25" Disks, IMHO
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Mark Hasslinger writes ...
> 
> SirThomas (sirthomas@aol.com) wrote:
> : >Now that DD disks are so rare...
> 
> : (Maybe I'm looking too United States centric, but...)
> 
> : With people trying to sell DS/DD disks at up to $10 for a box of 10 (no joke)
> : which is the price I paid for them in 1983 (I'm still crying about that), I
> : just wanted to say that DS/DD disks are not rare at all.  I passed many boxes
> : of 3M DS/DD disks at Wal-Mart just yesterday at about $6 a box.  Or you might
> 
> I buy'em at MY local Wal-Mart for $3.49 a box of ten. I pick one up every
> time I buzz thru the joint just to help keep the inventory moving.  Why is
> your Wal-Mart overcharging you? Are you in a Southern State?


     Have you tried mail order from Midwestern Diskette (800-221-6332)?
A few months ago they were selling 5.25" DS/DD colored diskettes for
$17/100-- my price including sleeves and shipping to Houston. (Note: Do
not get Orange; they do not take punching well.)

     Does Alltech still sell DS/DD diskettes? Their price for DS/DD
5.25" diskettes was $15/100 + sleeves & shipping.



Rubywand