• Zerush@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    I remeber times where a 51/4 cardboard floppy was enough for all my documents and apps.

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      Youngster. Bet you’ve never even seen an 8" floppy IRL. And don’t get me started on tape or punch cards…

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        I saw Punchcards in my military service and in the payroll office in my job later.

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      23 hours ago

      51/4 cardboard floppy

      Wait, I’m also old enough to remember 5.25" floppies, but I always thought the casings were some sort of flexible plastic. Were some of them just card stock, or were they all some sort of treated paper product?

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        I know these as cardboard case, but certainly with some treatment to make it more resistant.