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From: keith@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (Keith Stewart)
Subject: Re: Original Infocom Packages
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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 04:34:24 GMT
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In article <4h2u4l$iqv@golem.wcc.govt.nz>,  <boutel1g@blade.wcc.govt.nz> wrote:
>
>>John Switzer (jswitzer@aimnet.com) wrote:
>
>>: (On the other hand, I picked up the Dysan-packaged versions of 
>>: several Infocom games on 3.25" (not 3.5") diskettes. I still don't know
>>: what computer they were for, but they're certainly weird.)
>
>
>AFAIK and FWIW the only home computer to use that format (or at least the only
> one that I ever encountered) was the Amstrad. Weird little things aren't they?
>Almost as weird as the tape drive I used to have on my Trash-80 which used
>tapes the size of the ones they use in dictaphones, only much faster.

Stringy Floppy!!!!!!!!!

Ah I had one of those. Upgraded from tape. They were great. 

I copied my Infocom games onto them ( put this in to make sure I
comment on thread heading :-)

Keith
