Anyone know where to buy a 5.25" (locking) Disk Caddy, other than eBay, these days? As I add new retro hardware, I like to give everything a home for when they aren't being used and I've got to kit out my Apple IIe...

Anyway, if you know of a store or place these are still sold please lemme know. :P

I'll share two sources that I've been using for new 5.25" disks:
Floppydisk.com
- $30 for 10 new DS/DD
- $30 for 50 recycled DS/DD

Glen Goody on Amazon.com
- $10 for 10 new DS/DD

Neither are the BEST quality; thin outer shell and no circle protection on the exposed part of the disks, but they work and are brand new.



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paulie420 wrote to All <=-

Anyone know where to buy a 5.25" (locking) Disk Caddy, other than eBay, these days? As I add new retro hardware, I like to give everything a
home for when they aren't being used and I've got to kit out my Apple IIe...

Nope. Seeing that they haven't made those disks in a few decades now, you might get lucky to find some old-new stock, but eBay is still your best bet.

Neither are the BEST quality; thin outer shell and no circle protection
on the exposed part of the disks, but they work and are brand new.

The 5.25" diskettes on floppydisk.com are all recycled.
And they aren't recycling them anymore according to their web page.


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Nope. Seeing that they haven't made those disks in a few decades now,
you might get lucky to find some old-new stock, but eBay is still your best bet.

I know; I found a few ... and am looking @ Goodwill as I can. :P

The 5.25" diskettes on floppydisk.com are all recycled.
And they aren't recycling them anymore according to their web page.

Good to know; they've all worked well, for me - but I hear ya.



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Anyone know where to buy a 5.25" (locking) Disk Caddy, other than eBay,

Have a look for CD boxes. They were the same thing, repurposed later on.

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paulie420 wrote to Dr. What <=-

The 5.25" diskettes on floppydisk.com are all recycled.
And they aren't recycling them anymore according to their web page.

Good to know; they've all worked well, for me - but I hear ya.

Ya, it's sad. This is why I always recommend that people update their vintage hardware to use floppy emulators - especially if they like to use them a lot and they have 5.25" drives.

The clock is running out on 5.25" floppy disks and 3.5" disks aren't that far behind.


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Anyone know where to buy a 5.25" (locking) Disk Caddy, other than eBa

Have a look for CD boxes. They were the same thing, repurposed later on. Spec

Ah - thanks for that tip, will do... didn't think about that - might find something under a CD caddy listing that will work for 5.25s. w00t.



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Ya, it's sad. This is why I always recommend that people update their vintage hardware to use floppy emulators - especially if they like to use them a lot and they have 5.25" drives.

+this... kind of sad, but too true. Many vintage groups have at least links to, designs and hardware suggestions for doing this. Haven't dug into anything, just mostly an observer of some vintage channels on youtube.


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