They were free and not everything needs 1.44MB.
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AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoBut they were 720k. Barely usable
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
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AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoBut they were 720k. Barely usable
They were free and not everything needs 1.44MB.
Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
You could punch a hole in the corner and double the capacity 😁
AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You couldn’t flip a 3.5in floppy
Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
You didn’t need to flip it, 3.5" readers could already read both sides, but the hole or lack of is what told them whether both sides were available. I’ve done it myself.
webcommand.net/…/does-anyone-remember-the-floppy-…
AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ahhhhh.
By the time I came around they were all 1.44 floppies