an elegant weapon for a more civilized age
databases aren't as exciting as they used to be
Microsoft should bring back their heavy metal branding
you don't have to be trans to write COBOL
prompt engineering in 1979
the original Apple Card
before goldbolt there was godbout
that's not how floppies work, Microsoft
narrator: the 3" floppy did not become the new standard
@th is that a quickdisk

@Rairii @th No, that was 2.8". 3" disks were used widely in Amstrad (PCW 8256/8512/9512, CPC 6128), Spectrum +3, and Enterprise systems amongst others.

Good solid disks. 360KB (single sided, 180KB per side), or 720KB double sided.

More expensive than 3.5" disks, but generally much more reliable.

@syllopsium @Rairii @th Not to be confused with the demented 2.5" floppy disk used by the Zenith MiniSport (I still probably have a couple lying around somewhere). About the width of a credit card but only 2/3 the length, looks like a 3.5" disk that shrank 50%. They were remarkably good, all things considered, but rare as hens teeth and generally ridiculous.

(The MiniSport came with an external 3.5" drive. Later MiniSports ditched the 2.5" drive for a far more practical 20Mb hard disk.)

@cstross @Rairii @th Oh my, the Zenith Minisport - that really is quite rare! I remember hearing about them but have never seen one in the wild. Are they still 720KB?
@syllopsium @Rairii @th Yes, the Zenith MiniSport's 2.5" floppies held 720K. In every respect they behaved just like a miniature DSDD 3.5" floppy.