To: Dr. Zzyzx
obsolete computers, stacks of Zip disks and 3 1/2-inch diskettes, even the larger 5-inch floppy disks from the 1980s.I used to lug punch cards for my dad when he rented cpu time on the weekends. I was very happy when the 11" floppy's came along. My dad still has a bunch in his cellar, but no machine to use them on.
5 posted on
11/29/2004 8:50:46 AM PST by
Fierce Allegiance
(Stay safe in the "sandbox" Greg!)
To: Fierce Allegiance
11" floppy's Really? My first floppies were eight inches or something like that. I, too, have a bunch in my basement with nothing to read them on.
ML/NJ
10 posted on
11/29/2004 8:57:02 AM PST by
ml/nj
To: Fierce Allegiance
I was told that DVDs would last forever. Now I have get a little plastic bootie to place over the suckers so that they don't scratch. Same with CDs. My albums from thirty years ago play fine. Hmm...
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