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Re: Way OT - what do you do with old floppy disks? Notes Norton #219026 10/24/13 02:38 PM Off-Topic
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Re: Way OT - what do you do with old floppy disks? Danny C. #219027 10/24/13 02:49 PM Off-Topic
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Re: Way OT - what do you do with old floppy disks? Mac #219038 10/24/13 06:21 PM Off-Topic
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Danny C. Veteran Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,705 USA	Originally Posted By: Mac That's not good for the environment, Danny... OK so let's not set the world on fire, we'll just start a little flame in your heart? Later, Danny C. www.dannycampo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-Campo/379776252109306?skip_nax_wizard=true The More You Drink The Better I Sound

Re: Way OT - what do you do with old floppy disks? Notes Norton #219039 10/24/13 06:21 PM Off-Topic
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surprised no one thought of this yet: Notes Norton #219042 10/24/13 09:52 PM Off-Topic
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PRearden Apprentice Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 163 <----- behind here	surprised no one thought of this yet:

Re: surprised no one thought of this yet: PRearden #219043 10/24/13 10:00 PM Off-Topic
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Ryszard Veteran Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,921 Kennesaw (Atlanta) GA	Originally Posted By: PRearden surprised no one thought of this yet: I did that with two rather large boxes of 5-1/4" floppies during a recent move, it just didn't occur to me to share the fact. R. "My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."

Re: surprised no one thought of this yet: Notes Norton #219061 10/25/13 05:53 AM Off-Topic
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OP Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,123 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	We don't like to throw anything away that can be reused or recycled. Notes Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: surprised no one thought of this yet: Notes Norton #219088 10/25/13 09:21 AM Off-Topic
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rockstar_not Veteran R Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,913 Colorado Springs, CO, USA	Originally Posted By: Notes Norton We don't like to throw anything away that can be reused or recycled. Notes Same here. I think the question that's really on the table is whether there really is some entity that will re-use old floppy disks. I would simply offer up the new old stock floppies on Craigslist for free. Meet in a McDonald's parking lot or something at a busy intersection if you don't like to have CL respondents coming to your house. My transaction of the sale of my MIM Fat Strat occurred at the McDonald's down the street from my workplace, as did my purchase of a DirectTV tuning box, a purchase of a nice 8GB Sansa Fuze+ mp3 player, etc. People that are used to buying/selling on Craigslist are used to this type of arrangement. My Songs, photos, writing,etc. My Sound Cloud

Re: surprised no one thought of this yet: Notes Norton #219148 10/26/13 06:06 AM Off-Topic
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OP Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,123 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	Not a bad idea, but I'll have to make a fake e-mail address first. The last time I put something up on CL all I got was spam. Someone e-mailed and asked a question about my item. Then the spam came. All from different addresses from an IP in Germany. E-mails with pictures of scantily clad attractive young females who were eager to meet me. All I had to do to get one of these luscious babes was to click the link below and enter my personal details. While I admit I did enjoy looking at the girls I didn't like the spam with the suspected poison links (of course I never clicked them). At least they didn't send any attachments that had to be deleted. So I started sending e-mails to abuse at the ISPs where the spams came from, gmx.com and corp.gmx.com. One by one they closed the spam accounts, and one by one the spammers opened new accounts at the same ISP. Eventually they must have figured out who was causing them to open new accounts every day and that spam stopped. So when I do anything at CL, I open a dummy account and then close it when the ad expires. Sounds easier just to erase them and drop them off at Goodwill. I suppose I should keep a dozen or two. My hardware sample player uses them and so does my i3, although I can't remember the last time I fed a disk into the i3. Notes Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: surprised no one thought of this yet: Notes Norton #219150 10/26/13 06:38 AM Off-Topic
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Mac Veteran M Joined: May 2000 Posts: 38,502 Chesapeake, Virginia USA	Too many criminals on the craigslist... A handful or two of floppies ain't worth it IMHO. --Mac PGmusic FAQs, Tutorials and Updates! click here You must be Audiominds. www.audiominds.com

Re: surprised no one thought of this yet: Notes Norton #219237 10/27/13 06:33 AM Off-Topic
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OP Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,123 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	+1 to that, Mac! Although I'll miss the pretty girls Notes Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: surprised no one thought of this yet: Notes Norton #219247 10/27/13 08:30 AM Off-Topic
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Danny C. Veteran Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,705 USA	Maybe re-think my suggestion, we ain't gettin any younger - Just Saying. Later, Last edited by Danny C.; 10/27/13 08:33 AM. Danny C. www.dannycampo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-Campo/379776252109306?skip_nax_wizard=true The More You Drink The Better I Sound

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