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Re: Last Floppy-Disk Seller Says Airlines Still Order the Old Tech
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2022, 02:34:11 PM »
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Re: Last Floppy-Disk Seller Says Airlines Still Order the Old Tech
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2022, 04:18:01 PM »
Forwarded to a friend who turns 80 next month and used to be the director (assistant director?) of academic computing at a university.

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Re: Last Floppy-Disk Seller Says Airlines Still Order the Old Tech
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2022, 09:17:26 PM »
I kind miss floppy disk drives.  They were handy for small files. 

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Re: Last Floppy-Disk Seller Says Airlines Still Order the Old Tech
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2022, 11:02:55 PM »
The IBM system I installed at the wholesale firm in the 80s used 8-inch floppies.