Not going to lie: I've still got a few floppies lurking around that I find it hard to part with.
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92 sats \ 6 replies \ @Satosora 13 May
Oh man, I love floppies!
I used to use them to play games, and having one in my backpack in all the time to save stuff on.
128mgb!
Whenever I think about floppies, I remember this picture.
https://m.stacker.news/30671
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @gmd 13 May
I can still remember when zip drives came out... such massive storage!
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109 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 13 May
I remember zip drives looked nice, and were self contained.
II always thought that was cool, but many places couldnt use them!
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10 sats \ 3 replies \ @astro_penguin 13 May
Ouch, that would be a painful situation.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 13 May
Computers back then didnt fail like they do now.
They probably never even needed to use it.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @astro_penguin 13 May
Very true. I've got 90s era stuff that's still ticking along without anything other than a good dusting and some new thermal paste, and five year old computers that have already had major hardware failure. I know some of it is all the old defective equipment has already failed and been trashed, but a lot of it was better overall.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 14 May
I mean, you could shut them down and restart them and usually they worked.
I dont think I ever had an old computer glitch out and not work.
I also remember having to clean the mouse often with rubbing alcohol.
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48 sats \ 6 replies \ @astro_penguin 13 May
When I got started on computers CDs were in use, so I never really used floppies like many people have. However, my hobby of keeping old computers and operating systems alive has given me a lot of good excuses to use them still! I also like zip drives as well.
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45 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undergotten 13 May
Man, I was such a dummy. I really thought Zip disks were going to be the next big thing. In my defense, I was about 15, and I actually still think they're cool as fuck. Nevertheless, time has not agreed with me...
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26 sats \ 1 reply \ @DEADBEEF 13 May
Zip disks were cool. I still have a bunch of Zip disks and floppies laying around that I can’t seem to part with. I even have USB drives for each so I can still use them if I wanted.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @astro_penguin 13 May
I'm the same, I have a drawer full of old storage media going clear back to 5-1/4" floppies! I still use them all every now and then.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @astro_penguin 13 May
They are really interesting! But just like a lot of other good technologies, they came out at the wrong time. CDs and flash media never gave them a chance.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 13 May
Do you remember the cases that used to roll? So you could browse your floppy disc collection?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @astro_penguin 13 May
I'm not sure, I can't picture exactly what you're describing. I've always used a couple of the flip top plastic cases that I got at a yard sale somewhere, they hold 20 or so of them.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 13 May
Make sure to backup the data in those disks.
Physical media only lasts a few years, a few decades at most. Same with CDs, DVDs, etc.
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