floppy disks
Hardware
3.5′ Floppy Disk RAID Array Provides Nearly 4MB of Usable Space
5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | What to do with a mess of floppy disk drives, an iMac straight out of 1995, and some free time? Daniel Blade Olson whipped up what’s almost certainly the world’s first (and only) RAID array using floppies. More »
Computers
Awesome 1980s Computer Pop-Up Book: A Floppy What Now?
6:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Now this is one amazing Goodwill find: A vintage pop-up book designed to teach burgeoning nerds about the wonders of the modern computer. Floppy disks, ASCII, and the dot-matrix printer. Oh my. More »
Vehicles
These Are Probably the Three Geekiest Cars of All Time
1:00AM Jesus Diaz | The first is fully covered with keyboard keys-with the hood keys showing a pixelated Homer Simpson-, the second with floppy disks and Compact Flash cards, and the third one with Lego pieces. Fugly or purty? More »
Design
A Floppy Disk That’s Safer Than Your Hard Drive
4:30AM Sean Fallon | Floppy disks weren’t exactly known for their data security, but as a safe I think it could really handle the job. Unfortunately, the “Safe Save” is only a concept render at this point—which is disappointing because it would definitely be a cool real-world product. [Tebe Interesno via Apartment Therapy] More »
Gadgets
Floppy Coasters Help You Party Like It’s 1979
11:37PM Addy Dugdale | Designed by Greek geeks-at-heart Supermandolini, these floppy coasters are cute things to stick beneath your drinks. Measuring 3.5″ square, a set of six will cost you US$41 and make you wish you were still licking your brother at Asteroids all over again. [SuperMandolini] More »
Peripherals
7-in-1 Card Reader Includes Floppy Disk for Those People Trapped in 1987
2:22AM Gizmodo US Edition | Pop this USB 2.0-connected gadget into a spare drive bay in your PC and you will be able to read Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Secure Digital, MultiMedia Card, MicroDrive memory cards and… 3.5-inch floppy disks? You will have to spend US$39 to discover if those 1987 backups still have any data. [RedFerret] More »
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