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A friend of mine is having a problem getting floppy disks for her machine. Anybody with a floppy disk machine have any ideas?
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ebay.. that is where I get mine..
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thank you
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What sort of floppy discs? I have all sorts sitting around that we don't use any more...
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Sewing machines use the 3 1/2 in diskettes, the 1.4 Mb ones (not the earlier ones with half the capacity). I hang on to the diskettes that were used for things other than embroidery designs as they are getting harder and harder to get.
thank you, I didn't know what size, I have never used a floppy
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marcellelewis
09 Dec 2011
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I don't think they make them anymore but occasionally some are for sale on Ebay. You might also try a Salvation Army or Goodwill store.
Marcelle
Marcelle
1 links:
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http://embroidery.gotop100.com/
embroidery.gotop100.com
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thank you, we have both in area.
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some of the office product stores in Aust still have them. I asked family & friends and ended up with about 200 used ones. Took a few hours to go through them and format them but well woth the time. Haven't had any problems with them. Good luck. xx
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she has had some ladies that have changed machine give her some, thank you
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by
hightechgrammy
09 Dec 2011
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I do! I found a whole bunch of them at Goodwill. Have her check the thrift stores! I bought 24 of them for just $2!
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now thats my kind of deal hugs carolyn
thank never thought of going there I still use them too!
thank you will tell her this
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I had a friend that downloaded her designs on CD's, then took them to Radio Shack to have them transfered to floppies. She said it wasn't very expensive.
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we have a radio shack, I will tell her about this. Thank You
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You can purchase an external floppy drive at specialized computer stores. The price at Tigerdirect is fairly reasonable. She may already have a drive, I don't know. The disks can be found at Total Media for a reasonable price. If it were me, I would buy as many as I could afford while they were to be had as they are becoming so difficult to find. Just a thought.
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/search.asp?keywords=floppy+disk+drive
www.tigerdirect.com
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http://www.totalmedia.com/store/maxell-3.5-ibm-formatted-1.44mb-30pk-floppy-d-7514.html
www.totalmedia.com
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thank you, I will give her this information.
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by
bnilla9241
10 Dec 2011
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You can still find them at Office max, Office Depot or most any other office supply store. The older discs, ( I found out the hard way), may become demagnetized and may lose all stored data. I would try to get new ones if you can.
Thrift stores are a good alternative too.
Good luck, Bonnie
Thrift stores are a good alternative too.
Good luck, Bonnie
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good idea Bonnie hugs carolyn
the office max here said they will not have them anymore and we don't have a office depot, Thank You She is losing the designs on her old one after about 10 years.
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I have a Babylock machine that uses floppy disks. My dealer told me there are CD players that will work in place of the floppy disk drive for my machine. Just another thought. H&*
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she has a baby lock, but I don't think the dealer has told her this. Thank You
just go on e-bay and she can get a dvd-cd drive and it just goes right into your USB on your machine.I have a baby lock that uses floppy also.i got the dvd-cd on e-bay.and it works good.