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AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 day agoYou couldn’t flip a 3.5in floppy
Comment on With a final screech, AOL's dial-up service goes silent
AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 day agoYou couldn’t flip a 3.5in floppy
Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day 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.
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AtariDump@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Ahhhhh.
By the time I came around they were all 1.44 floppies
Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
Pfft, bloody kids… 😂
I should have a look, I’ve got a load of old floppies here, so might have one I’ve punched 🙂