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Who sells double density 5.25" floppy disks?

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Ben84
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It's a bit of an obscure one, but someone must still make and sell these somewhere?

Now I suspect someone is going to ask why these disks and not a modern option, the answer is that it's programmes I have written myself for the BBC micro. They won't run on any other system so getting it on to a CD or something newer is no help at all as that can't be accessed by the computer they're intended for.

Any help much appreciated.

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  • fwor
    fwor Posts: 6,862 Forumite
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    You can buy them on eBay for a quid or so each.

    I doubt anyone makes them now. I'd guess everything now available will be NOS.
  • chris-j
    chris-j Posts: 341 Forumite
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    google bbc micro emulator and replicate on your pc.
  • Ben84
    Ben84 Posts: 3,069 Forumite
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    Thanks for the suggestions. I am still hoping for new ones, but NOS is a very good find too if they're still in good condition.

    As for replacing the computer, it really has to be this specific computer so that can't help with this problem.
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