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-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.
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.