Comments on: So, farewell dear floppy disk as production ends forever in March, 2010 http://www.wirefresh.com/so-farewell-dear-floppy-disk-as-productions-ends-forever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=so-farewell-dear-floppy-disk-as-productions-ends-forever A snappy new tech blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Johnny DT http://www.wirefresh.com/so-farewell-dear-floppy-disk-as-productions-ends-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Johnny DT Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:11:05 +0000 http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=4220#comment-1573 I've still got boxes of old floppies downstairs - dating back to 1992 Commodore games - 'just in case.' I really need to have a bit of a clean out! I haven't used a floppy for about 6 years now either I’ve still got boxes of old floppies downstairs – dating back to 1992 Commodore games – ‘just in case.’

I really need to have a bit of a clean out! I haven’t used a floppy for about 6 years now either

]]> By: Jan http://www.wirefresh.com/so-farewell-dear-floppy-disk-as-productions-ends-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Jan Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:25:57 +0000 http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=4220#comment-1567 Strange, I've always used to know them as 'stiffys' as opposed to their older, bigger brethren the 5.25 inch 'floppy'. I liked their hard outer casing giving a feeling of solidity and the ability to write proper notes on their labels, unlike a flash drive. There was a sense of it being part of a machine as it had moving parts; part analogue technology, and part digital. Strange, I’ve always used to know them as ‘stiffys’ as opposed to their older, bigger brethren the 5.25 inch ‘floppy’. I liked their hard outer casing giving a feeling of solidity and the ability to write proper notes on their labels, unlike a flash drive. There was a sense of it being part of a machine as it had moving parts; part analogue technology, and part digital.

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