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Commodore 128 => Herdware => Topic started by: StyleCHM on January 05, 2008, 11:45 PM

Title: Where to source brand new/recently manufactured DSDD 3.5" disks?
Post by: StyleCHM on January 05, 2008, 11:45 PM
Hi all

A while back I came across a company that still made 3.5" and 5.25" DSDD disks.

Does anyone have the URL for them?

thanks
Title: Where to source brand new/recently manufactured DSDD 3.5" disks?
Post by: Blacklord on January 06, 2008, 12:14 AM
Quote from: StyleCHMHi all

A while back I came across a company that still made 3.5" and 5.25" DSDD disks.

Does anyone have the URL for them?

thanks
Here (http://www.floppydisk.com) ya go.

Lance
Title: Where to source brand new/recently manufactured DSDD 3.5" disks?
Post by: Golan Klinger on January 06, 2008, 01:07 AM
I think that Athana (http://www.athana.com/) is the manufacturer and floppydisk.com is an unaffiliated web-based retailer who sells Athana's products.

Where(ish) are you located, StyleCHM?
Title: Where to source brand new/recently manufactured DSDD 3.5" disks?
Post by: StyleCHM on January 06, 2008, 01:44 AM
Western Australia Golan.

Athana was who I was thinking about :) thanks guys
Title: Where to source brand new/recently manufactured DSDD 3.5" disks?
Post by: Golan Klinger on January 06, 2008, 02:12 AM
The shipping is probably going to be expensive. I can't help but think that there has to be somewhere closer to you to get diskettes. :|
Title: Where to source brand new/recently manufactured DSDD 3.5" disks?
Post by: StyleCHM on January 06, 2008, 02:39 AM
yeh, but Id think that stuff that is closer would be NOS stuff, not freshly manufactured.

Maybe Ill take the risk and buy some local stuff.
Title: Where to source brand new/recently manufactured DSDD 3.5" disks?
Post by: airship on January 06, 2008, 08:29 AM
I've had good luck with NOS 5.25" disks as long as they're still sealed in their original plastic. Oxidation is the enemy. I don't think heat and cold really bother them much, unless it's enough to actually warp the disks. I've never seen any that have gotten that hot, but I suppose it COULD happen. I've sure seen vinyl LP records that have warped VERY badly from sitting in the sun!
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