The floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping blockLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.world – 567 points – 5 months agotomshardware.com99Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsAh man the translucent colourful floppies.. that takes me backIt was a happier time, I miss my atomic purple floppies. — I rewrote that several times because I have the mind of a child, but atomic purple 3.5” was even worse so I give up and you get to enjoy both.I miss 8" floppies, where you could double their capacity with a pair of scissors.I still have some somewhere. One even says "DOOM" on it, of course.Lol. I think I still have a bunch of the old Slackware floppies somewhere.
Ah man the translucent colourful floppies.. that takes me backIt was a happier time, I miss my atomic purple floppies. — I rewrote that several times because I have the mind of a child, but atomic purple 3.5” was even worse so I give up and you get to enjoy both.I miss 8" floppies, where you could double their capacity with a pair of scissors.I still have some somewhere. One even says "DOOM" on it, of course.Lol. I think I still have a bunch of the old Slackware floppies somewhere.
It was a happier time, I miss my atomic purple floppies. — I rewrote that several times because I have the mind of a child, but atomic purple 3.5” was even worse so I give up and you get to enjoy both.I miss 8" floppies, where you could double their capacity with a pair of scissors.
I still have some somewhere. One even says "DOOM" on it, of course.Lol. I think I still have a bunch of the old Slackware floppies somewhere.
Ah man the translucent colourful floppies.. that takes me back
It was a happier time, I miss my atomic purple floppies.
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I rewrote that several times because I have the mind of a child, but atomic purple 3.5” was even worse so I give up and you get to enjoy both.
I miss 8" floppies, where you could double their capacity with a pair of scissors.
I still have some somewhere. One even says "DOOM" on it, of course.
Lol. I think I still have a bunch of the old Slackware floppies somewhere.