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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

2 years ago by Lee Duna to c/technology

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Officials won't ask for CD media either.
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FrostyCaveman 54 points 2 years ago

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

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natecox 19 points 2 years ago

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FlyingSquid 2 points 2 years ago

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

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cyberpunk007 12 points 2 years ago

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

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WHYAREWEALLCAPS 4 points 2 years ago

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

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