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New video for Patrons: Commodore 4040 Disk Drive Refurb

https://www.patreon.com/posts/commodore-4040-158075200

#retrocomputing #commodore #commodorepet #floppydisks

New video for Patrons: Commodore 4040 Disk Drive Refurb

https://www.patreon.com/posts/commodore-4040-158075200

#retrocomputing #commodore #commodorepet #floppydisks

New video for Patrons: Commodore 4040 Disk Drive Refurb

https://www.patreon.com/posts/commodore-4040-158075200

#retrocomputing #commodore #commodorepet #floppydisks

New video for Patrons: Commodore 4040 Disk Drive Refurb

https://www.patreon.com/posts/commodore-4040-158075200

#retrocomputing #commodore #commodorepet #floppydisks

New video for Patrons: Commodore 4040 Disk Drive Refurb

https://www.patreon.com/posts/commodore-4040-158075200

#retrocomputing #commodore #commodorepet #floppydisks

Why a Locked Floppy Disk Could Be Safer Than a Modern Network

Dear Cherubs, in the 1990s, office security had the elegance of a locked drawer and the threat model of a very determined coat thief. Floppy disks were the workhorses of the era, and Britannica notes they were popular from the 1970s until the late 1990s, made of flexible plastic coated with magnetic material. Before the internet became an everyday business utility, many workplaces were still mostly offline; Pew Research found that in 1995 only 14% of U.S. adults had internet access, and 42% had never heard of it.

THE LOCKED-BOX LOGIC

If your payroll files, drafts, and backups lived on removable media, the cleanest security move was physical control. Put the disks in a cabinet, lock the cabinet, and hope nobody on the third floor had a master key and a curious streak. It was a blunt system, but it worked because access was local, slow, and obvious. If someone needed a copy, they usually had to walk over, ask, sign something, and maybe endure a suspicious look from whoever guarded the supply room.

That is the part people forget when they romanticize the old days. The security was not magical; the attack surface was just tiny. To steal the data, someone usually had to be in the building, or at least within arm’s reach of the media. Annoyingly low-tech, yes. Also annoyingly effective.

MODERN SECURITY, NEW PROBLEMS

Once files moved onto networks and cloud systems, the game changed. NIST defines intrusion detection as monitoring events in a system or network for signs of possible incidents, and says intrusion prevention systems can also try to stop them. CISA says firewalls shield computers and networks from malicious or unnecessary traffic, while NIST says cryptography is used to protect sensitive digitized information during transmission and while in storage. In other words: the modern office traded one locked box for a whole stack of digital locks, alarms, and panic buttons.

Of course, the modern setup has its own virtues. Data can be backed up automatically, shared instantly, and protected with layered controls that the floppy-disk era never needed. NIST’s storage-encryption guidance still says organizations should physically secure devices and removable media, which is a polite way of saying: the box still matters, even when the box now lives in a server rack. Security did not become less important; it became more complicated, which is basically the same thing with extra meetings.

So yes, a locked plastic box full of floppies could be safer than a badly configured internet-facing system. But that is not because the past was wiser. It is because the past had fewer doors, fewer windows, and fewer strangers trying every handle on the planet at once. Security has always been a trade-off between convenience and control; we just used to do the math with keys instead of passwords.

Sources:
Britannica — https://www.britannica.com/technology/floppy-disk
Pew Research Center — https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/02/27/part-1-how-the-internet-has-woven-itself-into-american-life/
NIST SP 800-94 — https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/94/final
CISA firewalls — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/understanding-firewalls-home-and-small-office-use
NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1 — https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/175/b/r1/final
NIST SP 800-111 — https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-111.pdf
Wikimedia Commons image page — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floppy_Disk_HD.jpg

Why a Locked Floppy Disk Could Be Safer Than a Modern Network

Dear Cherubs, in the 1990s, office security had the elegance of a locked drawer and the threat model of a very determined coat thief. Floppy disks were the workhorses of the era, and Britannica notes they were popular from the 1970s until the late 1990s, made of flexible plastic coated with magnetic material. Before the internet became an everyday business utility, many workplaces were still mostly offline; Pew Research found that in 1995 only 14% of U.S. adults had internet access, and 42% had never heard of it.

THE LOCKED-BOX LOGIC

If your payroll files, drafts, and backups lived on removable media, the cleanest security move was physical control. Put the disks in a cabinet, lock the cabinet, and hope nobody on the third floor had a master key and a curious streak. It was a blunt system, but it worked because access was local, slow, and obvious. If someone needed a copy, they usually had to walk over, ask, sign something, and maybe endure a suspicious look from whoever guarded the supply room.

That is the part people forget when they romanticize the old days. The security was not magical; the attack surface was just tiny. To steal the data, someone usually had to be in the building, or at least within arm’s reach of the media. Annoyingly low-tech, yes. Also annoyingly effective.

MODERN SECURITY, NEW PROBLEMS

Once files moved onto networks and cloud systems, the game changed. NIST defines intrusion detection as monitoring events in a system or network for signs of possible incidents, and says intrusion prevention systems can also try to stop them. CISA says firewalls shield computers and networks from malicious or unnecessary traffic, while NIST says cryptography is used to protect sensitive digitized information during transmission and while in storage. In other words: the modern office traded one locked box for a whole stack of digital locks, alarms, and panic buttons.

Of course, the modern setup has its own virtues. Data can be backed up automatically, shared instantly, and protected with layered controls that the floppy-disk era never needed. NIST’s storage-encryption guidance still says organizations should physically secure devices and removable media, which is a polite way of saying: the box still matters, even when the box now lives in a server rack. Security did not become less important; it became more complicated, which is basically the same thing with extra meetings.

So yes, a locked plastic box full of floppies could be safer than a badly configured internet-facing system. But that is not because the past was wiser. It is because the past had fewer doors, fewer windows, and fewer strangers trying every handle on the planet at once. Security has always been a trade-off between convenience and control; we just used to do the math with keys instead of passwords.

Sources:
Britannica — https://www.britannica.com/technology/floppy-disk
Pew Research Center — https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/02/27/part-1-how-the-internet-has-woven-itself-into-american-life/
NIST SP 800-94 — https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/94/final
CISA firewalls — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/understanding-firewalls-home-and-small-office-use
NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1 — https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/175/b/r1/final
NIST SP 800-111 — https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-111.pdf
Wikimedia Commons image page — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floppy_Disk_HD.jpg

Why a Locked Floppy Disk Could Be Safer Than a Modern Network

Dear Cherubs, in the 1990s, office security had the elegance of a locked drawer and the threat model of a very determined coat thief. Floppy disks were the workhorses of the era, and Britannica notes they were popular from the 1970s until the late 1990s, made of flexible plastic coated with magnetic material. Before the internet became an everyday business utility, many workplaces were still mostly offline; Pew Research found that in 1995 only 14% of U.S. adults had internet access, and 42% had never heard of it.

THE LOCKED-BOX LOGIC

If your payroll files, drafts, and backups lived on removable media, the cleanest security move was physical control. Put the disks in a cabinet, lock the cabinet, and hope nobody on the third floor had a master key and a curious streak. It was a blunt system, but it worked because access was local, slow, and obvious. If someone needed a copy, they usually had to walk over, ask, sign something, and maybe endure a suspicious look from whoever guarded the supply room.

That is the part people forget when they romanticize the old days. The security was not magical; the attack surface was just tiny. To steal the data, someone usually had to be in the building, or at least within arm’s reach of the media. Annoyingly low-tech, yes. Also annoyingly effective.

MODERN SECURITY, NEW PROBLEMS

Once files moved onto networks and cloud systems, the game changed. NIST defines intrusion detection as monitoring events in a system or network for signs of possible incidents, and says intrusion prevention systems can also try to stop them. CISA says firewalls shield computers and networks from malicious or unnecessary traffic, while NIST says cryptography is used to protect sensitive digitized information during transmission and while in storage. In other words: the modern office traded one locked box for a whole stack of digital locks, alarms, and panic buttons.

Of course, the modern setup has its own virtues. Data can be backed up automatically, shared instantly, and protected with layered controls that the floppy-disk era never needed. NIST’s storage-encryption guidance still says organizations should physically secure devices and removable media, which is a polite way of saying: the box still matters, even when the box now lives in a server rack. Security did not become less important; it became more complicated, which is basically the same thing with extra meetings.

So yes, a locked plastic box full of floppies could be safer than a badly configured internet-facing system. But that is not because the past was wiser. It is because the past had fewer doors, fewer windows, and fewer strangers trying every handle on the planet at once. Security has always been a trade-off between convenience and control; we just used to do the math with keys instead of passwords.

Sources:
Britannica — https://www.britannica.com/technology/floppy-disk
Pew Research Center — https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/02/27/part-1-how-the-internet-has-woven-itself-into-american-life/
NIST SP 800-94 — https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/94/final
CISA firewalls — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/understanding-firewalls-home-and-small-office-use
NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1 — https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/175/b/r1/final
NIST SP 800-111 — https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-111.pdf
Wikimedia Commons image page — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floppy_Disk_HD.jpg

Why a Locked Floppy Disk Could Be Safer Than a Modern Network

Dear Cherubs, in the 1990s, office security had the elegance of a locked drawer and the threat model of a very determined coat thief. Floppy disks were the workhorses of the era, and Britannica notes they were popular from the 1970s until the late 1990s, made of flexible plastic coated with magnetic material. Before the internet became an everyday business utility, many workplaces were still mostly offline; Pew Research found that in 1995 only 14% of U.S. adults had internet access, and 42% had never heard of it.

THE LOCKED-BOX LOGIC

If your payroll files, drafts, and backups lived on removable media, the cleanest security move was physical control. Put the disks in a cabinet, lock the cabinet, and hope nobody on the third floor had a master key and a curious streak. It was a blunt system, but it worked because access was local, slow, and obvious. If someone needed a copy, they usually had to walk over, ask, sign something, and maybe endure a suspicious look from whoever guarded the supply room.

That is the part people forget when they romanticize the old days. The security was not magical; the attack surface was just tiny. To steal the data, someone usually had to be in the building, or at least within arm’s reach of the media. Annoyingly low-tech, yes. Also annoyingly effective.

MODERN SECURITY, NEW PROBLEMS

Once files moved onto networks and cloud systems, the game changed. NIST defines intrusion detection as monitoring events in a system or network for signs of possible incidents, and says intrusion prevention systems can also try to stop them. CISA says firewalls shield computers and networks from malicious or unnecessary traffic, while NIST says cryptography is used to protect sensitive digitized information during transmission and while in storage. In other words: the modern office traded one locked box for a whole stack of digital locks, alarms, and panic buttons.

Of course, the modern setup has its own virtues. Data can be backed up automatically, shared instantly, and protected with layered controls that the floppy-disk era never needed. NIST’s storage-encryption guidance still says organizations should physically secure devices and removable media, which is a polite way of saying: the box still matters, even when the box now lives in a server rack. Security did not become less important; it became more complicated, which is basically the same thing with extra meetings.

So yes, a locked plastic box full of floppies could be safer than a badly configured internet-facing system. But that is not because the past was wiser. It is because the past had fewer doors, fewer windows, and fewer strangers trying every handle on the planet at once. Security has always been a trade-off between convenience and control; we just used to do the math with keys instead of passwords.

Sources:
Britannica — https://www.britannica.com/technology/floppy-disk
Pew Research Center — https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/02/27/part-1-how-the-internet-has-woven-itself-into-american-life/
NIST SP 800-94 — https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/94/final
CISA firewalls — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/understanding-firewalls-home-and-small-office-use
NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1 — https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/175/b/r1/final
NIST SP 800-111 — https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-111.pdf
Wikimedia Commons image page — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floppy_Disk_HD.jpg

Your daily reminder to keep #floppydisks out of toasters. #digipres #beaglebros

New video for Patrons:

1541 Floppy Disk Differences

https://www.patreon.com/posts/commodore-1541-154491257?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

#commodore #c64 #c1541 #floppydisks

WaffleCopyPRO v2.8.2 Fixes Wrong IPF Extensions When Reading Amiga Disks
#WaffleCopyPRO #Amiga #FloppyDisks #RetroComputing #DataPreservation #DiskImaging #ADF #IPF #DrawBridge #OpenSource
https://theoasisbbs.com/wafflecopypro-v2-8-2-fixes-wrong-ipf-extensions-when-reading-amiga-disks/?fsp_sid=3400

WaffleCopyPRO v2.8.2 Fixes Wrong IPF Extensions When Reading Amiga Disks
#WaffleCopyPRO #Amiga #FloppyDisks #RetroComputing #DataPreservation #DiskImaging #ADF #IPF #DrawBridge #OpenSource
https://theoasisbbs.com/wafflecopypro-v2-8-2-fixes-wrong-ipf-extensions-when-reading-amiga-disks/?fsp_sid=3400

WaffleCopyPRO v2.8.2 Fixes Wrong IPF Extensions When Reading Amiga Disks
#WaffleCopyPRO #Amiga #FloppyDisks #RetroComputing #DataPreservation #DiskImaging #ADF #IPF #DrawBridge #OpenSource
https://theoasisbbs.com/wafflecopypro-v2-8-2-fixes-wrong-ipf-extensions-when-reading-amiga-disks/?fsp_sid=3400

WaffleCopyPRO v2.8.2 Fixes Wrong IPF Extensions When Reading Amiga Disks
#WaffleCopyPRO #Amiga #FloppyDisks #RetroComputing #DataPreservation #DiskImaging #ADF #IPF #DrawBridge #OpenSource
https://theoasisbbs.com/wafflecopypro-v2-8-2-fixes-wrong-ipf-extensions-when-reading-amiga-disks/?fsp_sid=3400

WaffleCopyPRO v2.8.2 Fixes Wrong IPF Extensions When Reading Amiga Disks
#WaffleCopyPRO #Amiga #FloppyDisks #RetroComputing #DataPreservation #DiskImaging #ADF #IPF #DrawBridge #OpenSource
https://theoasisbbs.com/wafflecopypro-v2-8-2-fixes-wrong-ipf-extensions-when-reading-amiga-disks/?fsp_sid=3400

Popular Science: The archivist preserving decaying floppy disks. “In collaboration with retro computing enthusiasts who have built specialized floppy-imaging tools, [Leontien Talboom]’s recovered data from hundreds of historically significant disks in the library’s collection—including previously inaccessible lectures by physicist Stephen Hawking.”

📜 Oh, dear Time Lords, please save us from the horrors of modern #technology by freezing computers in 1993: a time when dial-up tones were music to our ears and floppy disks were all the rage. 😂 Apparently, the only thing more outdated than this idea is presenting a private mastodon post as if it's some prophetic revelation. 🦖
https://graydon2.dreamwidth.org/322461.html #TimeTravel #Nostalgia #DialUp #FloppyDisks #HackerNews #ngated

Floppy Preservation Toolkit: UnifiedFloppyTool v4.0.0 for Flux Imaging
#UnifiedFloppyTool #FloppyDisks #FluxImaging #DiskImaging #RetroComputing #DigitalPreservation #DataRecovery #Greaseweazle #KryoFlux #Amiga #Commodore64 #AtariST #AppleII #TRS80
https://theoasisbbs.com/floppy-preservation-toolkit-unifiedfloppytool-v4-0-0-for-flux-imaging/?fsp_sid=1763

Checkmate 1500+ makeover for an Amiga 3000 look
#Amiga #Amiga3000 #Checkmate1500Plus #RetroComputing #3DPrinting #Greaseweazle #FloppyDisks #RetroHardware #Workbench #ClassicComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/checkmate-1500-makeover-for-an-amiga-3000-look/?fsp_sid=1514

1571 Burst Ripping: Fast ZoomFloppy Disk Copies
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore1571 #ZoomFloppy #OpenCBM #Nibtools #DiskImaging #RetroComputing #Ultimate64 #FloppyDisks
https://theoasisbbs.com/1571-burst-ripping-fast-zoomfloppy-disk-copies/?fsp_sid=1016

bwack Tests Disks, Drives, and Cartridges
#Commodore64 #C64 #1541Drive #FloppyDisks #DiskTesting #C64Cartridges #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #GianaSisters #Ghostbusters
https://theoasisbbs.com/bwack-tests-disks-drives-and-cartridges/?fsp_sid=432

In this week's installment of 🚀 cutting-edge technology insights, behold the miraculous time machine: floppy disks as the ultimate TV remote for kids. 🤯 Because clearly, navigating a labyrinth of apps on a modern remote is so last century, and nothing screams "child-friendly" like a relic from the 1980s. 😂
https://blog.smartere.dk/2026/01/floppy-disks-the-best-tv-remote-for-kids/ #cuttingEdgeTech #timeMachine #floppyDisks #TVRemote #childFriendly #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

In this week's installment of 🚀 cutting-edge technology insights, behold the miraculous time machine: floppy disks as the ultimate TV remote for kids. 🤯 Because clearly, navigating a labyrinth of apps on a modern remote is so last century, and nothing screams "child-friendly" like a relic from the 1980s. 😂
https://blog.smartere.dk/2026/01/floppy-disks-the-best-tv-remote-for-kids/ #cuttingEdgeTech #timeMachine #floppyDisks #TVRemote #childFriendly #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

In this week's installment of 🚀 cutting-edge technology insights, behold the miraculous time machine: floppy disks as the ultimate TV remote for kids. 🤯 Because clearly, navigating a labyrinth of apps on a modern remote is so last century, and nothing screams "child-friendly" like a relic from the 1980s. 😂
https://blog.smartere.dk/2026/01/floppy-disks-the-best-tv-remote-for-kids/ #cuttingEdgeTech #timeMachine #floppyDisks #TVRemote #childFriendly #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

In this week's installment of 🚀 cutting-edge technology insights, behold the miraculous time machine: floppy disks as the ultimate TV remote for kids. 🤯 Because clearly, navigating a labyrinth of apps on a modern remote is so last century, and nothing screams "child-friendly" like a relic from the 1980s. 😂
https://blog.smartere.dk/2026/01/floppy-disks-the-best-tv-remote-for-kids/ #cuttingEdgeTech #timeMachine #floppyDisks #TVRemote #childFriendly #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids

https://blog.smartere.dk/2026/01/floppy-disks-the-best-tv-remote-for-kids/

#HackerNews #FloppyDisks #TVRemote #KidsTech #RetroGaming

The "golden age" of indie software is as relevant today as floppy disks and physical cheques! 🙄 Apparently, coding isn't just about writing lines of code anymore—who knew? 🤔 The #nostalgia for the '80s, when #shareware was king and cheques reigned supreme, is downright touching... if you’re into that sort of archaic charm. 💾✉️
https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/12/22/is-the-golden-age-of-indie-software-over/ #indieSoftware #floppyDisks #codingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

The "golden age" of indie software is as relevant today as floppy disks and physical cheques! 🙄 Apparently, coding isn't just about writing lines of code anymore—who knew? 🤔 The #nostalgia for the '80s, when #shareware was king and cheques reigned supreme, is downright touching... if you’re into that sort of archaic charm. 💾✉️
https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/12/22/is-the-golden-age-of-indie-software-over/ #indieSoftware #floppyDisks #codingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

The "golden age" of indie software is as relevant today as floppy disks and physical cheques! 🙄 Apparently, coding isn't just about writing lines of code anymore—who knew? 🤔 The #nostalgia for the '80s, when #shareware was king and cheques reigned supreme, is downright touching... if you’re into that sort of archaic charm. 💾✉️
https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/12/22/is-the-golden-age-of-indie-software-over/ #indieSoftware #floppyDisks #codingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

The "golden age" of indie software is as relevant today as floppy disks and physical cheques! 🙄 Apparently, coding isn't just about writing lines of code anymore—who knew? 🤔 The #nostalgia for the '80s, when #shareware was king and cheques reigned supreme, is downright touching... if you’re into that sort of archaic charm. 💾✉️
https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/12/22/is-the-golden-age-of-indie-software-over/ #indieSoftware #floppyDisks #codingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

Again, whenever people post about how old they are based on the tech that they grew up with, I would like to remind everyone that I still have rabbit ears on my television and I still regularly code on a Windows 93 that uses 3.5 floppy disks.

#DataAnalyst #DataAnalytics #OldTech #VintageTech #FloppyDisks #I_Have_No_Life

#CambridgeUniversity launches project to rescue data trapped on old #floppydisks
On October 9, Cambridge University Library opened its doors to anyone with an old floppy disk and a question: What’s on here? The public “Copy that Floppy” session marked the launch of #FutureNostalgia, a year-long project dedicated to rescuing data from obsolete magnetic media before time and oxide decay make it impossible.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/cambridge-university-rescues-data-from-old-floppy-disks

#CambridgeUniversity launches project to rescue data trapped on old #floppydisks
On October 9, Cambridge University Library opened its doors to anyone with an old floppy disk and a question: What’s on here? The public “Copy that Floppy” session marked the launch of #FutureNostalgia, a year-long project dedicated to rescuing data from obsolete magnetic media before time and oxide decay make it impossible.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/cambridge-university-rescues-data-from-old-floppy-disks

#CambridgeUniversity launches project to rescue data trapped on old #floppydisks
On October 9, Cambridge University Library opened its doors to anyone with an old floppy disk and a question: What’s on here? The public “Copy that Floppy” session marked the launch of #FutureNostalgia, a year-long project dedicated to rescuing data from obsolete magnetic media before time and oxide decay make it impossible.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/cambridge-university-rescues-data-from-old-floppy-disks

#CambridgeUniversity launches project to rescue data trapped on old #floppydisks
On October 9, Cambridge University Library opened its doors to anyone with an old floppy disk and a question: What’s on here? The public “Copy that Floppy” session marked the launch of #FutureNostalgia, a year-long project dedicated to rescuing data from obsolete magnetic media before time and oxide decay make it impossible.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/cambridge-university-rescues-data-from-old-floppy-disks

#CambridgeUniversity launches project to rescue data trapped on old #floppydisks
On October 9, Cambridge University Library opened its doors to anyone with an old floppy disk and a question: What’s on here? The public “Copy that Floppy” session marked the launch of #FutureNostalgia, a year-long project dedicated to rescuing data from obsolete magnetic media before time and oxide decay make it impossible.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/cambridge-university-rescues-data-from-old-floppy-disks

I posted this idea in reaction to a story told on the #ipres2025 "PANEL 7: Preservation.exe: Working with ICT in Digital Preservation": I'd love to see virtual "build a Greaseweazle" workshop that combines a detailed parts list with synchronous group video call to help everyone building along together. Does this already exist? Anyone else interested?

#FloppyDisks #digitalpreservation #legacymedia

📼 Ah, floppy disks, the fossils of the digital world! This riveting piece dives into the thrilling dimensions of these ancient relics with all the excitement of a 56k modem. 🤓 Because who doesn’t want to know the *exact* size of something nobody uses anymore? 😂
https://retrocmp.de/fdd/diskette/diskette.htm #floppydisks #digitalfossils #technostalgia #retrotech #56kmodem #computerhistory #HackerNews #ngated

📼 Ah, floppy disks, the fossils of the digital world! This riveting piece dives into the thrilling dimensions of these ancient relics with all the excitement of a 56k modem. 🤓 Because who doesn’t want to know the *exact* size of something nobody uses anymore? 😂
https://retrocmp.de/fdd/diskette/diskette.htm #floppydisks #digitalfossils #technostalgia #retrotech #56kmodem #computerhistory #HackerNews #ngated

📼 Ah, floppy disks, the fossils of the digital world! This riveting piece dives into the thrilling dimensions of these ancient relics with all the excitement of a 56k modem. 🤓 Because who doesn’t want to know the *exact* size of something nobody uses anymore? 😂
https://retrocmp.de/fdd/diskette/diskette.htm #floppydisks #digitalfossils #technostalgia #retrotech #56kmodem #computerhistory #HackerNews #ngated

📼 Ah, floppy disks, the fossils of the digital world! This riveting piece dives into the thrilling dimensions of these ancient relics with all the excitement of a 56k modem. 🤓 Because who doesn’t want to know the *exact* size of something nobody uses anymore? 😂
https://retrocmp.de/fdd/diskette/diskette.htm #floppydisks #digitalfossils #technostalgia #retrotech #56kmodem #computerhistory #HackerNews #ngated

How much of your #writing is stored on old tech? Where did your swipe file go?

A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old #floppydisks https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251009-rescuing-knowledge-trapped-on-old-floppy-disks

#techevolution #records #archives #Cambridge #library

Amiga High Density Drive Secrets
#Amiga #Commodore #RetroComputing #FloppyDisks #RobSmithDev
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-high-density-drive-secrets/?feed_id=5709&_unique_id=68e511a8dc4a5

Apparently, the path to freedom is paved with floppy disks and dial-up modems. 📠✌️ Who knew that cutting-edge #resistance involved #newsletters about #kites and temperature complaints? 🪁🔥
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/08/19/prisons-outdated-technology-hurts-our-chances-at-freedom/ #floppydisks #dialupmodems #HackerNews #ngated

"If you wanted to create a floppy disk from scratch, you'd first have to create the universe." Well, Carl Sagan said that about apple pie, but it basically holds true no matter what you want to create from scratch. Turns out trying to create new floppy disks is also not a small endeavor. This is the second person seriously trying afaik so far, and he's coming pretty close already. I especially like the chapter called "chasing microns". This is really something special, so go watch it 📺💾
#diskette #disketten #floppydisk #floppydisks #vintagecomputing #diy_electronics
https://youtu.be/TBiFGhnXsh8

The UK’s nukes are still running on Windows 95 and floppy disks. Not a joke. In 2025, one of the most powerful nations on Earth is still relying on tech most people tossed decades ago.
It’s a wild reminder of how deeply outdated some critical systems really are—and why that should worry everyone.
Double Tap: Where blind people talk tech! http://dltap.com/46rVTpe
#BlindTech #DoubleTap #TechNews #Windows95 #FloppyDisks #Accessibility #OutdatedTech #DisabilityCommunity #AssistiveTech

#fileformat Friday! Fresh Flux Fun with SCP. #digipres #floppydisks #obsolete_technology https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/2025/06/27/scp/

I bought the requisite switchbox about 13 years ago, and finally today found and ordered a clean looking SM124 paper-white monochrome CRT monitor for the Atari 520ST, from eBay. (Shipping in original box with original foam, so it seems possible it will survive the trip across the U.S.) (Knock on wood)

It looks like there's JUST enough room atop this A520 STation to fit them both, if I move the HxX2001 into one of the (disconnected) drives' spots in the stand.

I had both an SC1224 and an SM124 on my original 520ST setup back in 1987.

Will post some pics when it's all setup.

#Atari #AtariST #SM124 #SC1224 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming #CRT #monitors #displays #setups #floppydisks #nostalgia #vintagetech #HxC2001 #ByteCellar

🚀 Oh joy, another "soft launch" of digital archaeology where we can all bask in the glory of 1997's #CDROM "innovation"—just what the world needed! 🤦‍♂️ Let's all pretend we're excited to sift through 5.5GB of ancient MacFormat cover discs, because who doesn't want to relive the glory days of dial-up and floppy disks? 📀✨
https://discmaster.textfiles.com/news #digitalarchaeology #softlaunch #nostalgia #techhistory #relics #floppydisks #HackerNews #ngated