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to: HOLGER GRANHOLM
from: KAI RICHTER
date: 2016-12-03 08:42:00
subject: Diskcopy

Hello Holger!

30 Nov 16, Holger Granholm wrote to Kai Richter:

 HG> Actually I have even three in my office machine.

Wow! ;)

How about 5,25" disks, are the available anymore?

 HG> I have nothing against learning a new operating system, but the only
 HG> thing I hated and didn't like about *nix was the case sensitivity.

Well, once you get used to it, it can have advantages. Together with TAB
command line completion it could make things easier.

 HG> I know that a safer media is USB sticks, as long as you don't abuse
 HG> them by writing too many times on them.

Safer than floppy, yes. Sadly USB memory hasn't relialable pre-failure
warnings. If the controler on the USB memory breaks then everything is gone.

Regards

Kai

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