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. > > > >