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The floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping block (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 54 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Ah man the translucent colourful floppies.. that takes me back

[–] natecox@programming.dev 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I miss 8" floppies, where you could double their capacity with a pair of scissors.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I still have some somewhere. One even says "DOOM" on it, of course.

[–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

Lol. I think I still have a bunch of the old Slackware floppies somewhere.