#floppydisk — Public Fediverse posts

Ist jetzt nur eine einfache Backup-Diskette aus meiner Sammlung, aber vielleicht kann ja doch noch jemand diese Vollversion von LapLink V 5.0 aus dem Jahre 1993 brauchen. Diese Software hab' ich jahrelang verwendet um per LPT-Kabel Dateien auf ältere Computer zu übertragen. Das funktioniert!

Link: https://archive.org/details/laplink-v_de_backup

Viel Spaß! 😉

#LapLink #Diskette #FloppyDisk #DOS #MSDOS #Sammlung #IBMPC #Retro #90s #90er #Software

Happy 40th Birthday, Apple IIgs!

#AppleII #AppleIIgs #Apple #vintageApple #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #vintagecomputing #computing #computinghistory #vintagetech #tech #photo #CRT #floppydisk #nostalgia #BBS #messydesk #mydesk #setups #Woz #Apple2forever

Happy 40th Birthday, Apple IIgs!

#AppleII #AppleIIgs #Apple #vintageApple #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #vintagecomputing #computing #computinghistory #vintagetech #tech #photo #CRT #floppydisk #nostalgia #BBS #messydesk #mydesk #setups #Woz #Apple2forever

Happy 40th Birthday, Apple IIgs!

#AppleII #AppleIIgs #Apple #vintageApple #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #vintagecomputing #computing #computinghistory #vintagetech #tech #photo #CRT #floppydisk #nostalgia #BBS #messydesk #mydesk #setups #Woz #Apple2forever

Happy 40th Birthday, Apple IIgs!

#AppleII #AppleIIgs #Apple #vintageApple #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #vintagecomputing #computing #computinghistory #vintagetech #tech #photo #CRT #floppydisk #nostalgia #BBS #messydesk #mydesk #setups #Woz #Apple2forever

Happy 40th Birthday, Apple IIgs!

#AppleII #AppleIIgs #Apple #vintageApple #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #vintagecomputing #computing #computinghistory #vintagetech #tech #photo #CRT #floppydisk #nostalgia #BBS #messydesk #mydesk #setups #Woz #Apple2forever

Copy That Floppy – Cambridge guide for preserving data from fragile floppy disks

https://www.digipres.org/the-floppy-guide/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827092

#HackerNews #CopyThatFloppy #DataPreservation #FloppyDisk #Guide #Cambridge #TechHistory

It’s Now Imperative That You Copy That Floppy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/its-now-imperative-that-you-copy-that-floppy/

Okay, here's a long shot for the #Fedi hive mind. If you are in the intersection of "#musician or musician-adjacent in the 1980s" and "keyboard / #synthesizer aficionado", this one is for you.

In the mid- to late-80s, I used to spend a lot of time in music / #instrument stores (not selling CDs, selling guitars and amps and drums and whatnot). Synthesizer tech was advancing rapidly at this point, with digital starting to overtake analog by leaps and bounds.

At some point, one of the stores got a new #keyboard model in. I can't swear to it, but I think it was either a #Roland or a #Korg. This one had a floppy drive built in, on the side of the #synth. And they had a demo on a floppy disk that was incredible at the time.

It wasn't an official #demo disk. It was a normal consumer floppy, presumably copied far and wide. Hand-Sharpied on it was the name/title "Amin Phone". It was a musical, bright and upbeat piece, rock/pop, maybe 30s long, and included digital samples of a person's voice.

The entire thing was a ridiculous #answering machine outgoing #message. I think there was even a sampled voice at the end taken from someone leaving a message, commenting on it being over-the-top or something.

"Amin phone" is unsearchable on the 'net. Everyone has a phone, and there are millions of people named Amin or el-Amin.

Anyone else remember this? Anyone actually able to point to a recording of it?

#KeyboardDemo #SynthDemo #AminPhone #Amin #AnsweringMachine #FloppyDisk

Für die alten Programmierhasen unter euch hab ich gerade noch was ganz Spezielles ins Internet Archive gestellt. Microsoft's QuickBASIC 4.0 für MS-DOS aus dem Jahre 1988. Deutsche Fassung auf 4 x 360KB 5,25 Zoll DD-Disketten.

Disketten: https://archive.org/details/quickbasic40_de
Referenzkarte: https://archive.org/details/quickbasic40_de_referenzkarte

Viel Spaß beim Coden!

#QuickBASIC #Basic #Programmieren #Programmiersprache #Microsoft #MSDOS #RetroComputing #Retro #80er #80s #DOS #FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #Diskette

#SymLink: CISA has released an OPSEC guide for election officials to bolster the security of election infrastructure. @GestaltIT @sfoskett #ElectionSecurity #FloppyDisk #Omnissa #Rundown
https://gestaltit.com/rundown/stephen/cisa-focuses-on-election-security-gestalt-it-rundown-july-10-2024/

My physical copy of the #MSX #MusicDisk #OuterSounds by the members of our Discord group #OuterHeaven has arrived!
A lovely 3½ inch double sided double density #diskette with a label by @bitsofbas, containing music and graphics by a bunch of my friends, and a couple of animations I contributed. :D

#FloppyDisk #MaySiXth #MSX2 #retroComputing #retroComputers #2DD