RIP: 3.5" floppy 1982 - 2010 - Page 2

karl_1052 · 04-28-2010, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

8"?

Never seen those.

Homeslice · 04-28-2010, 01:29 PM

wow......are those flexible, like the old 5.25" ones? not like the hard plastic 3.5" ones

karl_1052 · 04-28-2010, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

wow......are those flexible, like the old 5.25" ones? not like the hard plastic 3.5" ones

Yup. and only held a maximum of 1.2MB

Trip · 04-28-2010, 02:27 PM

cant even rock a single mp3 on that shit, LOLz

Particle Man · 04-28-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

cant even rock a single mp3 on that shit, LOLz

yeah but they make a HELL of a frisbee

Papa_Complex · 04-28-2010, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

hell yes, floppies made excellent ninja stars

But they just don't stick in zombie heads the way that a good CD does. They also make poor kick stand plates, whereas a half dozen AOL CDs do a great job.

Trip · 04-30-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

But they just don't stick in zombie heads the way that a good CD does. They also make poor kick stand plates, whereas a half dozen AOL CDs do a great job.

I wonder what floppies do in the microwave, AOL CDs put on one hell of a show.

Particle Man · 04-30-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

I wonder what floppies do in the microwave, AOL CDs put on one hell of a show.

they just sorta melt unless it's the 3.5" ones with the metal flap covering the magnetic surface - those spark a bit.

6doublefive321 · 04-30-2010, 08:35 PM

Funny. My first job out of college was manufacturing floppies in Bumfukt Oklahoma. At the time, 3.5" floppies were booming, but we did 5.25" floppies once a quarter, and 8" floppies once per year. Once CDR's became cheap, it was the end of the line for floppies and my time in OK. Good times, good times.

Apoc · 05-02-2010, 11:47 AM

I remember buying PC games, sealed in plastic baggies, on 5.25 and 3.5 floppies. With printed instruction manuals! Rockford on Amiga 2600 FTW!

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Apoc For Science. You Monster. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Moto: '08 HD FLSTSB Posts: 3,546	I remember buying PC games, sealed in plastic baggies, on 5.25 and 3.5 floppies. With printed instruction manuals! Rockford on Amiga 2600 FTW! __________________ Android OS causes gay. Dont let your child use Android (unless she's a hot female). And dont let your babies grow up to be cowboys, either.

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Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	wow......are those flexible, like the old 5.25" ones? not like the hard plastic 3.5" ones

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Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	cant even rock a single mp3 on that shit, LOLz