[Year 12 IT Apps] green globs

Mark Kelly kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
Thu Feb 14 19:08:56 EST 2008


Eight inches?

Now you're just bragging  :-)

WEIR Andrew wrote:
> 
> Mark
> I have a few of them still in use.
> i think i can even go one generation further back at home 8 inch drive.
> 
> Regards
> Andrew Weir
> Thomas Carr College
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Thu 2/14/2008 6:21 PM
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] green globs
> 
> Thanks Ros, but I was being a little tongue-in-cheek.  We do have a
> couple of FDDs plus the extra-handy USB FDD that the technicians love.
> 
> Mind you - if we had to read a 5.25 floppy we'd be royally inconvenienced!
> 
> Cheers!
> Mark
> 
> Meadows, Roslyn M wrote:
>  > Mark, if you need it I have a USB floppy drive I can lend you for a
>  > while - Monica can drop it in to you tomorrow
>  > Cheers
>  > Ros
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Roslyn Meadows
>  > Head of ICT Implementation
>  > Head of Assessment and Reporting
>  > Bentleigh Secondary College
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>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>  > [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
>  > Sent: Thursday, 14 February 2008 2:20 PM
>  > To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
>  > Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] green globs
>  >
>  > Now here's a freaky coincidence.  I got your post this morning, and this
>  >
>  > afternoon my technician hands me a box of 39 floppy disks of...
>  >
>  > Green Globs (1997)!
>  >
>  > He was cleaning out our strong room and wanted to remove redundant and
>  > ancient junk.
>  >
>  > You can have a real, genuine, LEGAL copy if you like  :-)
>  >
>  > Also in the stash was a floppy containing "The internet manual for
>  > teachers - access skills and curriculum strategies" from 1996.
>  >
>  > Now if I can just find a PC with a floppy drive I can have a squiz at
>  > it...
>  >
>  > Robyn Dunn wrote:
>  >> Sorry for the off topic question. I've tried to purchase green globs
>  > (Maths) and found out it's no longer available. I guess that means there
>  > are no longer copyright issues? If anyone has a copy (windows) they
>  > could send me I would be very grateful. Perhaps reply off list? Thanks.
>  >> Ms Robyn Dunn
>  >> Director of elearning
>  >> Camberwell High School
>  >> email: du at camhigh.vic.edu.au
>  >> phone: 98360555
>  >> fax: 98360194
>  >> Please consider carefully before printing this email.
>  >>
>  >
>  >
> 
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Mark Kelly
Manager - Information Systems
McKinnon Secondary College
kel AT mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
McKinnon Rd, McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
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