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   Message 1,288 of 1,530   
   Mike Powell to RICHARD FALKEN   
   Re: Today in History - 19   
   31 Aug 23 08:16:00   
   
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   MSGID: 1301.clascomp@1:2320/105 2955cf9d   
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   PID: Synchronet 3.19c-Linux master/cb76b1463 Feb 20 2022 GCC 7.5.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Linux master/cb76b1463 Feb 20 2022 GCC 7.5.0   
   BBSID: CAPCITY2   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   > As of late, some companies have started investing in floppy emulators. THat's   
   > right: you have a fake floppy you instert in the floppy reader, and then you   
   > attatch an USB drive or something to the fake floppy. That way you get to use   
   > your old machinery without having to buy more floppies.   
      
   I have heard folks talk about floppy emulators and figured that they were   
   talking about software that mounts disk images.  I had no idea they were   
   actually a fake floppy with a USB connection.  :O   
      
   Mike   
      
      
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