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The floppy disk patent was granted today in 1972 — when 80KB took up 8 inches and were really floppy
The patent application for the floppy disk was granted to two IBM engineers on this day in 1972.
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Zip drives were supposed to end the floppy era—until one design flaw destroyed everything
Kids today will never know the tyranny of the 1.44MB floppy disk. So traumatic was this format that today the "save" icon in our apps still looks like it, even though no one has actually used it for ...
The computer disks are restricted for preservation reasons. Includes 105 3.5 inch floppy disks and 203 5.25 inch floppy disks. Many of the disks include drafts of papers, drafts of dictionary and ...
Famously, the save icon on most computer user interfaces references a fairly obsolete piece of technology: the venerable floppy disk. It’s likely that most people below the age of about 30 have never ...
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