RIP: 3.5" floppy 1982 - 2010

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

8"? Never seen those.

[Homeslice]

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

[karl_1052]

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]

cant even rock a single mp3 on that shit, LOLz

[Particle Man]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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!