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I remember the delightful aroma of fresh floppy discs and the satisfying crunch of HDDs as you booted up your computer. It was like stepping into another world with each turn on.

Aka, I miss being a kid, even though it was tough back then, and my brain is playing tricks on me.

#Nostalgia #FloppyDiscs #HDDs #ChildhoodMemories #AnotherWorld

Reuters visita l'ultima azienda al mondo a fornire floppy disk all'ingrosso, dedita al riciclo e rigenerazione di vecchi dischetti.

La cosa paradossale è che, secondo i loro dati di vendita, proprio in questi anni i floppy stanno vivendo una seconda giovinezza.

👀 https://youtu.be/-KspNLO9i9g?si=yUcHKF7qgqU28N4t

👀 Il sito dell'azienda intervistata: https://www.floppydisk.com

#retrocomputing #FloppyDiscs

Übrigens:
Wer in den 60er oder 70er Jahren des letzten ...äh Jahrtausend geboren ist, der/die hat die KOMPLETTE "Computerisierung" unserer heutigen (Consumer)Welt miterlebt, angefangen von den ersten Taschenrechnern (noch mit knackenden, mechanischen Tasten...) #Floppydiscs #Fax #Nadeldrucker #Videotext #Tastentelefon

Macht sich ja auch kaum jemand jemals klar.🤔

@malevius High tech solutions to the problems soon became available, though.

#FloppyDiscs #retrocomputing