Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThe floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping blockwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square97linkfedilinkarrow-up1582arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1577arrow-down1external-linkThe floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping blockwww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square97linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareTwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoI remember using floppies and they broke a lot. Probably more than USB drives
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minus-squareAnn Archy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoThumbdrives broken off in the port?? That’s some degenerate levels of sexual frustration coming to light, brother…
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minus-squareAnn Archy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoPreach it, person. Sysadmin here, the job fades you to humanity.
minus-squareTwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoBent and crushed floppies were less of a problem than simple failures of reading and writing them, which in my memory happened much more often than they do to USB drives now. I don’t see people breaking usb sticks in half that often either.
I remember using floppies and they broke a lot. Probably more than USB drives
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Thumbdrives broken off in the port?? That’s some degenerate levels of sexual frustration coming to light, brother…
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Preach it, person. Sysadmin here, the job fades you to humanity.
Bent and crushed floppies were less of a problem than simple failures of reading and writing them, which in my memory happened much more often than they do to USB drives now. I don’t see people breaking usb sticks in half that often either.