Of course they are available, my floppy gave up the "ghost" over a year ago and I bought one that plugs into a USB port...... On 4/5/2005, "Ruddiger" <ruddiger@indy.rr.com> wrote: >Just to be sure, floppy drives are readily available. My Dell didn't >come with one either, but I picked one up pretty cheap and installed it. >Also, if you buy a new computer the floppy drive in your old one >typically will work. > >That said, I agree it's a good idea to transfer files to disc. > >robert >indianapolis > >NHBigRed@aol.com wrote: > >>In a message dated 4/5/2005 12:03:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, >>OHGALLIA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: >> >> >> >>>Also when someone sends me a Gedcom. I have it on floppy so that is kept >>>and >>>could be printed out and some of them have be printed. >>> >>> >>> >>----------------------------------------------------------- >>Cheryl, >>I hope you will put your files on CDs instead of floppies as that drive is on >>the way out. My latest computer, a Gateway, has no floppy disk drive and I >>think that is what is going to happen with most of the computers now. >>Tom Powell >> >> >>==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >>Please remember that your topic must relate to genealogical research >>in Gallia County, Ohio. >> >> >> >> > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >For those of you on Digest mode, please don't quote the entire digest when replying. Also, check your subject line; making it meaningful will increase your chances of being read. >

I had to get one of those external floppy drives a couple of years ago so I could get my genealogy off my laptop it came in really handy take care, Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Hazlett" <charlie@hazlett.net> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Re: OHGALLIA-D Digest V05 #143 > > Of course they are available, my floppy gave up the "ghost" over a year > ago and I bought one that plugs into a USB port...... > > > > On 4/5/2005, "Ruddiger" <ruddiger@indy.rr.com> wrote: > > >Just to be sure, floppy drives are readily available. My Dell didn't > >come with one either, but I picked one up pretty cheap and installed it. > >Also, if you buy a new computer the floppy drive in your old one > >typically will work. > > > >That said, I agree it's a good idea to transfer files to disc. > > > >robert > >indianapolis > > > >NHBigRed@aol.com wrote: > > > >>In a message dated 4/5/2005 12:03:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, > >>OHGALLIA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Also when someone sends me a Gedcom. I have it on floppy so that is kept > >>>and > >>>could be printed out and some of them have be printed. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>----------------------------------------------------------- > >>Cheryl, > >>I hope you will put your files on CDs instead of floppies as that drive is on > >>the way out. My latest computer, a Gateway, has no floppy disk drive and I > >>think that is what is going to happen with most of the computers now. > >>Tom Powell > >> > >> > >>==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > >>Please remember that your topic must relate to genealogical research > >>in Gallia County, Ohio. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > >For those of you on Digest mode, please don't quote the entire digest when replying. Also, check your subject line; making it meaningful will increase your chances of being read. > > > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. > > >