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  1. wnissen

    which USB floppy drive for Ubuntu and Mac OS X

    Thanks to all for some good ideas. I now have a few MB on a thumb drive from Mac, XP, 98, and Ubuntu on machines from 3 different manufacturers and so far so good. It's a Cruzer 8 GB, which some say is slow, but is more than adequate for my immediate needs. I just installed it this morning...
  2. wnissen

    which USB floppy drive for Ubuntu and Mac OS X

    Thanks. I haven't used a LiveCD. Many of these machines are busy 24/7. Are you saying I could use a LiveCD while they continue their work?
  3. wnissen

    which USB floppy drive for Ubuntu and Mac OS X

    Thanks for some good ideas. For both USB floppies and thumb drives, it seems the usual details about compatibility are inadequate to be sure of selecting a "great" alternative. Maybe has a lot to do with lack of motivation of the manufacturers to do extensive testing and so there may be a lot...
  4. wnissen

    which USB floppy drive for Ubuntu and Mac OS X

    I need to be able to move small amounts of data among various legacy and modern machines, including machines deliberately not networked. SneakerNet would be attractive if all had floppy drives. Or maybe I could use CD, if I could figure out how to write a multisession CD. Using drutil on Mac OS...
  5. wnissen

    addressing limit for max memory upgrade for Toshiba Satellite

    http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/product/pdf_files/detailed_specs/satellite_A75-S213.pdf says : Memory * Configured with 1024MB SDRAM * 512MB (Min)/1536MB (Max), 512MB on-board memory with 1 available memory slot for 256MB, 512MB, or 1024MB PC2700 DDR 333MHz SDRAM 2.5V SODIMM memory...
  6. wnissen

    upgrade Toshiba A75-S213 hard drive

    Need to replace a MK1032GAX 100GB 5400 RPM ATA-6 HD in a Toshiba A75-S213 laptop. Any suggestions about what upgrade drives might work in that machine? Or likely problems locating a good drive? eBay?? Or hints about loosening the very tight screws on the outside door? Or how to find answers...

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