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Topic: Floppy Disk

Related:
  Floppy    Disk  
  Floppy Disk Drive    Hard Disk  
  Disk Drive    Disk Space  
  Disk Operating System    Disk Image  
  Floppy Drive    Disk Format  
  Hard Disk Drive    Disk Copy  

 
 
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Favorite quote(s):"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." - Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands
 
 
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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator

Always keep floppy disks away from sources of magnetism, one often overlooked yet devastating source of magnetism is Mobile Phones.
Floppy disks, magnetic tapes, and photographic negatives will not be protected in a standard fire resistant safe.
Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist

Gone are the days of carrying around stacks of floppy disks because Lexar Media has just given you a reason to throw them away.
Bernoulli disks use a floppy piece of magnetic material housed in a rigid cassette.
Patrons may use floppy disks that have been brought in from another source.
Mike Enlow,
Internet Marketer

As floppy disks get damaged easily, it is a good idea to copy this disk and keep it in safe place such as your fire proof safe.
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Measurements are provided on floppy disks for direct entry into CNC systems.
Floppy disks are ejected on shutdown.
Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

DISCUSSION Amiga floppy disks cannot be read on PCs without installing additional hardware such as a special floppy disk controller or a second floppy drive.
When other floppy disks containing System files were subsequently inserted in a floppy disk drive, the virus spread to the System files on the floppies.
CCD images are stored on computer floppy disks or computer hard disks.
 
 
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