RE: How do I format a floppy disc for word?

Can't say it any clearer than Jay did, buth here's one more point to add...
just keep in mind that in the past 25 years:

Hard disks have gone from 5MB to well over 360GB capacity,
Hard disks have gone from <3200 RPM to 7200 RPM,
CPU's from 4.77MHz to >2GHz,
RAM capacity from 640KB to 4GB,

and

floppy drive technology Has _Not_ Changed at all.

Any questions?

Regards |:>)

"Paul (ESI)" wrote:

> "CyberTaz" wrote:
>
> > First of all, DoNot attempt to save directly to a floppy or open a file on a
> > floppy through Word. Always save/copy to your hard disk _first_, work with
> > that file then copy it back to a floppy when finished. The disk may be
> > formatted, but the error may have come up if you were trying to save directly
> > to it.
>
> I'm just curious, myself. Why is this? Now, personally, I would never save
> directly to a floppy first because I do not trust them. I always save to my
> computer first just so I know I have a copy. Floppy disks can be
> tempremental. Is this why you suggest this to MopMan, or are you saying that
> you really should not even ever save to a floppy disk from Word? If the
> latter, that sounds kind of strange to me. Why is that? Why would you not be
> able to save anything to any drive you want? I am just curious. I don't even
> use floppy disks anymore.
>
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