Boris KretzingerOn this day in 1972, the patent for the floppy disk was granted. So happy floppy disk day, again, kind of 🥳😎
#floppydisk #floppydisks #diskette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #computinghistory
root42One has 40GB capacity, the other 0,00144GB capacity. Both attach to my iMac. Guess which is my favorite?
#floppydisks #bluray
#floppydisks #bluray
Do you want to see how a vintage Commodore 4040 disk drive gets refurbished? I got you covered:
https://youtu.be/CPUYzPUANHU
#commodore #floppydisks #retrocomputing
https://youtu.be/CPUYzPUANHU
#commodore #floppydisks #retrocomputing
Commodore 4040 Disk Drive Refurb
Wossen Wyatt 🇬🇾🐧💿💾
Hacker NewsWhat It Takes to Preserve Floppy Disks
https://spectrum.ieee.org/floppy-disk-data-preservation-archives
#HackerNews #floppydisks #dat #preservation #technology #archives #nostalgia
Ryan Randall@stefan And as @ashley pointed out elsewhere, the sweater / jumper was designed & knit by Dr. Talboom herself!
Here's her write-up about it and similar garments:
https://digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/knitting-through-digital-decay-a-collection-of-digital-preservation-jumpers-no-one-asked-for-but-478c48009521
Stefan BohacekAgreed with @ryanrandall (h/t), that's a great sweater!
https://spectrum.ieee.org/floppy-disk-data-preservation-archives
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬Relive the #PC #magazine cover disk era with 758-strong #InternetArchive.org #CDROM collection — 1.2TB treasure trove also includes #FloppyDisks from as early as 1993
A search uncovered over 1,500 #PCGamer software archives, thanks to a trove of floppy disk offerings from yesteryear. The total collection spans 1.2TB of material, according to the site.
Many of the #magazines are available to read, too
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/relive-the-pc-magazine-cover-disk-era-with-758-strong-archive-org-cd-rom-collection-1-2tb-treasure-trove-also-includes-floppy-disks-from-as-early-as-1993
Wow that takes me back!
Happy 5,25" floppy disk day to those who celebrate! 🥳 May your drivehead be reliable, your disks well stored and your supply of new old stock ones never run dry. Cheers! 🙌
#floppydisk #floppydisks #floppy #diskette #disketten #525FloppyDay #retrocomputing #rerrogaming #vintagecomputing #commodore #atari #dos
N-gated Hacker NewsOh, look! 🎉 Yet another breathless tech archeology piece! Because who doesn't want to hear about a DOS game nobody played from a place nobody goes? ❄️ It's like Indiana Jones, but with floppy disks and penguins. 🐧💾
https://alphapixeldev.com/lan-lok-the-antarctic-dos-sabotage-game-lost-for-34-years-part-1/ #techarcheology #DOSgames #floppydisks #indiegames #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated
https://alphapixeldev.com/lan-lok-the-antarctic-dos-sabotage-game-lost-for-34-years-part-1/ #techarcheology #DOSgames #floppydisks #indiegames #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated
