Topic: House clear out- found strange disks (Read 3131 times)

renluop · « **on:** May 23, 2011, 06:43:20 PM »

Am curious to know what they are or were used for.

They are Philips 230MB 3.5" Magneto Optical Disks. The disk is completely enclosed, much as a floppy would have been, and have a similar write protect/enable toggle.

roseway · « **Reply #1 on:** May 23, 2011, 06:59:36 PM »

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Magneto-optical_drive

renluop · « **Reply #2 on:** May 23, 2011, 07:57:06 PM »

So not much use now to anyone, bar medicals and legals?

roseway · « **Reply #3 on:** May 23, 2011, 08:07:20 PM »

Not really, unless you like playing with antique equipment.

renluop · « **Reply #4 on:** May 23, 2011, 10:59:15 PM »

Quote from: roseway on May 23, 2011, 08:07:20 PM

Not really, unless you like playing with antique equipment.

I've got my own antique equipment, thanks! And that doesn't work, however much I play with it!

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burakkucat · « **Reply #5 on:** May 24, 2011, 01:40:26 AM »

Quote from: renluop on May 23, 2011, 07:57:06 PM

So not much use now to anyone, bar medicals and legals?

It might be worth asking the National Museum of Computing, based at Bletchley Park, if they would be interested in having them.

Last year, 2010, I offered TNMoC some old equipment from my grotto and they nearly took my hands as well, such was their delight, when I delivered it.

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