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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 105 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

My first PC is still in storage. It had

  • A: 3.5 floppy
  • B: 5.25 floppy
  • C: HDD
  • D: CD-RW
  • E: ZIP drive
[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have a 5.25 floppy in my shop just as a reminder of the past. I wonder what I burned on it decades ago it all the time.

[–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

On the lower density 5.25s, you can actually write the data by hand using a wood burning kit.

[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Copied. Burned. The terminology changed a lot and I got old.

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