Hmmm. My memory is apparently not so good. (big surprise, eh?). I was
just digging around and discovered that the IBM PC/XT (model 5160)
announced in March 1983 offered support for (optional) 3-1/2" 720 KB
floppy drives. They've been around longer than I remember but since the
PC/XT in pretty basic form would cost about $7,000 list probably nobody
ordered the optional floppies :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Piers Hemy wrote:
> But the ACT Apricot was launched in 1983 with 3.5" floppies. I recall doing
> project work for the British Post Office in 1985. Use of the Apricot, being
> a British made PC, was a requirement. Getting hold of the disks was
> something of a challenge!
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