Re: Memory stick v floppy drive?
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:04:25 -0700
John wrote:
> If your pc with xp goes into safe mode, is the CDROM drive accessible?
Yes.
> In the same case, is a USB connection to a memory stick accessible?
Yes.
> The answers would seem to answer the question about whether getting a
> floppy with a new computer is a sensible investment (I presume that,
> in safe mode, a floppy *is* accessible).
Yes, it's also accessible.
Floppy drives are very seldom used these days, so many computers come
without them. My view is that a floppy drive costs only $10 or so, and for
that amount of money, I think it's a false economy not to have one. You need
them very seldom (I can't remember the last time I used one), but it's nice
to have if you ever need one.
If your vendor charges much more than that $10 or so, I would order the
computer without one, then buy and install one myself. They are very easy to
install.
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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