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To: Porkchop

Remember when Magnetic tape was replaced by floppy disks???

1,307 posted on 01/24/2024 4:39:20 PM PST by HippyLoggerBiker (Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake. )

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To: HippyLoggerBiker

***Remember when Magnetic tape was replaced by floppy disks???

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First computer was a ZX-81 with a cassette tape for memory.

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1,317 posted on 01/24/2024 5:47:10 PM PST by Porkchop

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To: HippyLoggerBiker

Do you remember Drum Memory?

1963 Sperry Rand Univac Fastrand Magnetic Drum

Great for storing large amounts of data, but it took a while to retrieve it.

1,372 posted on 01/24/2024 9:04:32 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )

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