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Floppy Formats
Although ubiquitous in their heyday, the 5.25" diskette was surpassed by the 3.5" disk in the 1980s, which gave way to the CD-ROM in the 1990s.
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Anatomy of a Floppy
There is quite a bit inside a floppy disk considering they can be purchased for less than a quarter.
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A Floppy-Based Computer
Floppy-based computers such as this Kaypro portable were the rage in the late 1970s and early 1980s. You typically booted the computer with the operating system in the first drive and saved your data on the floppy in the second one.
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The Handwriting on the Wall
This 1999 headline foretold the floppy's future. Their value as a storage and distribution medium today is nil. (Article headline courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer.)
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Front and back of a diskette also known as a floppy disk.
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