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-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-216 days agoFun fact: As of El Capitan from 10-ish years ago, Macs can no longer read floppies. They removed drivers from the kernel so some people upgraded and couldn’t read their disks anymore.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoWait, do the USB diskette drives not present as standard Mass Storage block devices??
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoI’m afraid that it’s been years so I don’t remember the details.
Fun fact: As of El Capitan from 10-ish years ago, Macs can no longer read floppies. They removed drivers from the kernel so some people upgraded and couldn’t read their disks anymore.
Wait, do the USB diskette drives not present as standard Mass Storage block devices??
I’m afraid that it’s been years so I don’t remember the details.