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| Thread ID: 44029 | 2004-04-04 22:29:00 | Where can you buy floppy disk jewel cases? | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 227136 | 2004-04-06 03:03:00 | > Plastic Box is a chain that used to have another name, but I fergit it for now. Was it the Plastic Factory, or something like that? 'Twas Payless Plastics. Just as well they changed the name otherwise the Fair Trading dept might have been after them for misleading innocent shoppers. :D I am surprised that your Warehouse Stationery have such a limited range, Billy, as the two I frequently haunt normally have a good selection of both floppy disk and CD storage as well as floppy disk mailer boxes. If you are happy to use floppy disk mailer boxes, some of which can hold five floppies, then you could try stationery shops like Whitcoulls, Paper Plus, Books and More, Blue Star Office Products, etc. Alternatively, if you were desparate enough, there appear to be one or two places on the internet that sell jewel cases. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 227137 | 2004-04-06 03:24:00 | Thanks Sis I do want individual cases for my special floppies, I'm a bit retentive like that.:D As for our local WHS, they have been shrinking their computer section dramatically over the past 12 months, so I'm not surprised that they don't stock little goodies like CD or floppy jewel cases. :( I searched high and low on the net and found none, so perhaps you can show off your search skills by sending me some URLs (grease, grease:8}) Cheers Billy 8-{) (BB) Didja get my email yet? |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 227138 | 2004-04-06 03:27:00 | Billy :O "floppy jewel case" Difficult, isn't it? ;-) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 227139 | 2004-04-06 03:56:00 | The term "jewel case" is derived from the star shaped central hub that a CD clips onto. It resembles a "jewel" (perhaps) to some people. Floppy cases do not have such central hubs (due, no doubt to 3.5" Floppies not actually having a central hole) so technically they would not be "jewel cases". |
godfather (25) | ||
| 227140 | 2004-04-06 04:06:00 | 3.5" floppies aren't really floppy, because the case is almost rigid. Real floppies are. And they have a central hole. That's why they are stored in paper envelopes, not "jewel" cases :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 227141 | 2004-04-06 04:27:00 | Oh really Graham :O ;) So how come I have some 5.25 floppies in hard plastic cases? Not jewel for sure, but not paper either, and I have some 8" jobbies in plastic as well. Cheers Billy 8-{) :D :D |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 227142 | 2004-04-06 04:44:00 | They are not "jewel cases". They are the boxes (usually opaque) good manufacturers provided the floppies in. Cheapo manufacturers provuided them in cardboard boxes. They hold 10. I've got a number of those too. But the floppies are in their paper envelopes inside the storage cases. Those keep crud off the exposed disk surface in the head slot. Some floppies come in clear plastic boxes of 10. They're not "jewel cases" either. When you provoke us pedants, watch out. ;-) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 227143 | 2004-04-06 06:08:00 | > I do want individual cases for my special floppies, I'm a bit retentive like that . :D > As for our local WHS, they have been shrinking their computer section dramatically over the past 12 months, so I'm not surprised that they don't stock little goodies like CD or floppy jewel cases . :( Very strange - I was surprised by the big range that one of our WHS stores has nowadays, it has grown a lot . > I searched high and low on the net and found none, so perhaps you can show off your search skills by sending me some URLs The best one is here ( . westnc . com/floppy . html" target="_blank">www . westnc . com) but it is a US shop with a $25 US? minimum order total . Also appears to be sold in bulk lots as well, which I didn't notice when I looked earlier . :-( If I remember I will have another look and see if any shops down here have what you are after and let you know . > Didja get my email yet? Yus, I did . Now returned . :-) Godfather: YOU KNOW FAR TOO MUCH !!! :O |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 227144 | 2004-04-06 09:57:00 | WFTP* #1 jewel case: n. A clear plastic container to hold a compact disc or floppy disc. Also called jewel box. I rest my case (jewel :D) Cheers Billy 8-{) WFTP? Words For The Pedants |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 227145 | 2004-04-07 03:16:00 | So my zip-lock bags are jewel cases. :D My opaque_plastic_floppy_disk_storage_boxes are still not jewel cases. Even though I've got one in my bag (with the label "Verbatim DataLife 10pcs.") which contains 5 CDs, one in its jewel case, 2 in their magazine cover transparent plastic envelopes (JCs?), 2 in their magazine cover cardboard envelopes (N-JCs!) and one 3.5" floppy. Beware poor dictionaries. ]:) |
Graham L (2) | ||
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