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

I believe that processor speeds are nudging 4 gHz. They're at least at 3.80

RAM capacity is up to 8GB

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"CyberTaz" <CyberTaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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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>>
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