Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoPrisoner laments reliance on floppy disks for appeals documents, limiting file sizes to 1.44 MB — prisoners allowed 20 floppy disks in cell, but USB flash sticks are banned in New Jersey systemwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down13
arrow-up1321arrow-down1external-linkPrisoner laments reliance on floppy disks for appeals documents, limiting file sizes to 1.44 MB — prisoners allowed 20 floppy disks in cell, but USB flash sticks are banned in New Jersey systemwww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square73linkfedilink
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·16 days agoEvery modern OS still supports it (excluding android, iOS and other toy OSes) and drives are still produced at scale.
minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·16 days agoWell I should buy one then. I have a bunch of old floppies. Wonder if I can still buy an 5-in
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoShopped for an 8" several years ago on eBay. $200 was too rich for my blood, just to play around. Looks like 5 1/4" is still cheap enough, but you won’t know if it works until you install. Doesn’t look like anyone is guaranteeing.
Every modern OS still supports it (excluding android, iOS and other toy OSes) and drives are still produced at scale.
Well I should buy one then. I have a bunch of old floppies. Wonder if I can still buy an 5-in
Shopped for an 8" several years ago on eBay. $200 was too rich for my blood, just to play around. Looks like 5 1/4" is still cheap enough, but you won’t know if it works until you install. Doesn’t look like anyone is guaranteeing.