About the same as it is now. By 1999, floppy disk drives had been commoditized, so they really couldn't have been made much cheaper.
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The Colosseum was first being constructed during 70 and 72 AD under the Roman Empire Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under Titus. That would currently make the Roman Colosseum between 1,930 and 1,940 years old. That makes it one od the world's most well-known land marks because of its age and suprisingly good condition.
Generally a man had to be at least 20 years of age to be a Roman soldier, but on occasion 18 years olds would be admitted.Generally a man had to be at least 20 years of age to be a Roman soldier, but on occasion 18 years olds would be admitted.Generally a man had to be at least 20 years of age to be a Roman soldier, but on occasion 18 years olds would be admitted.Generally a man had to be at least 20 years of age to be a Roman soldier, but on occasion 18 years olds would be admitted.Generally a man had to be at least 20 years of age to be a Roman soldier, but on occasion 18 years olds would be admitted.Generally a man had to be at least 20 years of age to be a Roman soldier, but on occasion 18 years olds would be admitted.Generally a man had to be at least 20 years of age to be a Roman soldier, but on occasion 18 years olds would be admitted.Generally a man had to be at least 20 years of age to be a Roman soldier, but on occasion 18 years olds would be admitted.Generally a man had to be at least 20 years of age to be a Roman soldier, but on occasion 18 years olds would be admitted.
No. Cars were only invented more than 200 years after Oliver Cromwell died.
Seven years ago from today would be in 2016. If today's date is October 2023, then seven years prior would be the same date in October 2016.
Floppy connectors are used to transfer data between a floppy drive and a computer via motherboard, in order to use a floppy disk. They are very similar to IDE cables, but are a little smaller, and are exclusively for floppy drives.
That would depend on what you mean by "standard." All drives made in last 20 years or so have supported HD (1.44 MB) disks.
Not in a computer that featured a floppy drive as standard. Computers with floppy drives (4 years old or older) used 34-pin connectors for the floppies and 40-pin (PATA or IDE) cables for the hard drives. Modern computers use Serial ATA, and some SATA floppy drives are available, but they are not common.
Rarely because they are considered obsolete. No computer built today includes a floppy disk drive or controller. You would have to buy an external one that could be connected to your computer by USB to be able to use a floppy disk (and these are getting harder and harder to find).
Dont discount the idea that your disks may be bad. Floppy disks have been around a long time and disks which are more than a couple years old may no longer be readable. To test this theory, get some new floppies & format them with the new drive. Put some data on there & see if you can retrieve it. If this doesnt work, then yes, you probably have a bad floppy drive (or drives). Note, it is an easy mistake to make to put the ribbon cable on backwards. If the light on the drive comes on & stays on even when there is no disk, that is a sure sign that the ribbon cable is on backwards.
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Electronic equipment can last for years if stored with moisture absorbing material, and away from electrostatic contact. The biggest problem is with retrieval, for example data stored on floppy discs is difficult to retrieve simply because computers are sold without a floppy drive.
A floppy disk is a flexible and magnetic data storage system that is removable from the computer that can store up to 3 megabytes of data. A hard disk on the other hand is the main place that a computer stores data. It is a rotating disk that uses magnetic patterns to store data. Floppy disks have been replaced by USB flash drives.These days (2012) you will not find many floppy disks (although just a couple of years ago we had to order special floppy drives for a server because some software would only be installed if it booted from Drive: A a floppy). There were 8 inch and 5 inch and 31/2 inch floppy disks which were common. The latest (diskettes) were the smallest and were protected by a hard plastic casing. Inside a thin Mylar disk coated with a magnetic surface stored the 1.44 Mb that was the capacity of most diskettes. Hard disks have one or more aluminium or glass disks coated with magnetic surfaces. These hold much more information and now (2012) there are units that can store 3Tb or more.
Its an old square disc. You must be around 14 years young!
These days (2012) you will not find many floppy disks (although just a couple of years ago we had to order special floppy drives for a server because some software would only be installed if it booted from Drive: A a floppy). There were 8 inch and 5 inch and 31/2 inch floppy disks which were common. The latest (diskettes) were the smallest and were protected by a hard plastic casing. Inside a thin Mylar disk coated with a magnetic surface stored the 1.44 Mb that was the capacity of most diskettes. Hard disks have one or more aluminium or glass disks coated with magnetic surfaces. These hold much more information and now (2012) there are units that can store 3Tb or more.
It will last for 5 years or so, then it would be best to replace it.
The advantage of having a belt drive is that you don't have to worry about the chain coming off. The disadvantage is that you need to replace a belt every 2 years or so.