#floppydisk — Public Fediverse posts
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I just uploaded the original version of Lemmings for the Commodore Amiga to the Internet Archive. This is the international PAL release from 1991. I guess, it's nothing new or special, but this upload comes with good 600dpi scans of both diskettes, as well as KryoFlux streams and CT-RAW disk images. Have fun!
https://archive.org/details/lemmings_amiga-pal
#Amiga #Commodore #Lemmings #Diskette #PAL #90s #kryoflux #floppydisk #retrogaming #Retro #Gaming
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I spent a few bucks on a pair of original PAL diskettes of Lemmings for the Commodore Amiga. Lemmings was first released on February 14, 1991. These disks don‘t even have a valid file system, so I need to use them as CT-RAW or KryoFlux streams.
P.S. I just uploaded complete scans and disk images:
https://archive.org/details/lemmings_amiga-pal#retrogaming #floppydisk #kryoflux #Amiga #Commodore #Lemmings #Diskette #PAL #90s #Retro #Gaming
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Steam Deck Owner Brought Floppy Disk Gaming Back To Life, Sort Of #floppydisk #gaming #handheld #randomasitgets #steamdeck
https://www.lowyat.net/2026/400826/steam-deck-owner-brought-floppy-disk-gaming-back-to-life-sort-of/
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I just found pristine KryoFlux streams for the 5.25inch 360K Blockout diskette and thus upgraded my personal library, as well as this entry on the Internet Archive. Blockout is a true icon of 80s retro gaming!
Link: https://archive.org/details/blockout_525
#Blockout #EGA #CGA #IBMPC #Diskette #FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #Diskette #Tandy #InternetArchive #Preservation #80s #Retro #Gaming #RetroGaming #PCGaming #MSDOS #DOS #DOSGaming
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Doing a bit of spring cleaning in the "Wing Commander" retro folder. So many different versions and formats, for MS-DOS alone!
Digitoxin shares his collection:
https://archive.org/details/20230313Game Preservation is important! :computerfairies:
#WingCommander #RetroCollection #Preservation #Diskette #FloppyDisk #Collection #Retro #RetroGaming #90s #SpaceSim #DOS #MSDOS #DOSGaming #StopKillingGames
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XFLOPPY Amiga Disks Push 1120K on DD Media
#Amiga #XFLOPPY #RobSmithDev #Amiga1200 #RetroComputing #Aminet #FloppyDisk #CommodoreAmiga
https://theoasisbbs.com/xfloppy-amiga-disks-push-1120k-on-dd-media/?fsp_sid=7141 -
A floppy disk that fought back. 💾💥
KV300 antivirus (1996) came on special disks with hidden, un-copyable tracks. If it caught a pirated copy? It triggered a “logic bomb” — locking your hard drive until you manually repaired the partition table.
The police fined the company $400.
But for a while? Piracy had never been so dangerous.
#KV300 #FloppyDisk #Antivirus #RetroComputing #LogicBomb #90sSoftware #WangJiangmin
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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
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X-Copy Floppy Rescue Brings an Old Amiga Demo Back to Life
#Amiga #XCopy #ProtequeCBN #FloppyDisk #Enigma #Phenomena #AmigaAddict #AmigaFormat #RetroComputing #Demoscene
https://theoasisbbs.com/x-copy-floppy-rescue-brings-an-old-amiga-demo-back-to-life/?fsp_sid=3881 -
EDIT: It has found a home!
Free to a good home: A 5.25" floppy caddy with removable dividers. 💾
#FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #floppydisk
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EDIT: They have both found homes.
Free to a good home: Two 3.5" floppy caddies with removable dividers. 💾 💾
#FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #floppydisk
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EDIT: It has found a home!
Free to a good home: A Panasonic 3 1/2" floppy drive from a Mac. :apple_inc: 💾
#Macintosh #FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #IWM #FloppyDisk
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EDIT: It has found a home!
Free to a good home: A Mitsubishi 3 1/2" floppy drive from a Mac clone. It's missing the dust door :apple_inc: 💾
#Macintosh #FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #IWM #FloppyDisk
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EDIT: It has found a home!
Free to a good home: A Sony 3 1/2" floppy drive from a Mac. :apple_inc: 💾
#Macintosh #FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #IWM #FloppyDisk
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EDIT: It has found a home.
Free to a good home: A 3 1/2" floppy caddy with one divider. 💾
#FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #floppydisk
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Free to a good home: Crossword Construction Kit on 3 1/2" floppy for WIndows 95/NT. 💾 💾 💾 :win:
#FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #floppydisk #crossword #Windows95 #WindowsNT
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EDIT: They have found a home!
Free to a good home: Four original 5 1/4" floppies for MS-DOS 6 Plus Enhanced Tools. 💾 💾 💾 💾 :computer_explorer:
#MSDOS #FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #floppydisk
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A3000T Tower Feet: Full-Size 3D Prints and a GRIND Floppy Demo
#Amiga #Amiga3000T #RetroComputing #3DPrinting #VintageComputers #ComputerRestoration #Thingiverse #FloppyDisk #SCSI #GRIND
https://theoasisbbs.com/a3000t-tower-feet-full-size-3d-prints-and-a-grind-floppy-demo/?fsp_sid=1933 -
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During my first year here, I cleaned out the server room and found this old gem.
It’s fun to show to my students when I have my introduction lecture on the history of GIS.
#gis #gischat #esri #floppydisk #arcgis #arcgispro
