1/2 height 5.25" floppy drives (was: BASF)

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Friday 26 September 2008 11:50, Diane Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:18:24AM -0400, Bryan Pope wrote:
> > And thusly were the wise words spake by Jules Richardson
> >
> > > Now who was it that did those slimline 5.25" drives (slightly less than
> > > 1/2 height) with the eject button (rather than handle) on the front? My
> > > brain's trying to tell me those are BASF too*, but I could be wrong. I
> > > know I have some in storage back in the UK, and they're not very
> > > reliable either.
>
> Remex did a version.

Those had a pretty bad reputation,  as I recall...

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