yogurtwrong to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 23 days agoWhat is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:imagemessage-square338linkfedilinkarrow-up1709arrow-down114
arrow-up1695arrow-down1imageWhat is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:yogurtwrong to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 23 days agomessage-square338linkfedilink
minus-squareBluewinglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·22 days ago3.5 floppy disks. They still exist and still get used. I used them regularly up through the 2010s.
minus-squaremoduslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·22 days agoAre they still used for something that isn’t ancient hardware?
minus-squareBluewinglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 days agoThere is a surprising amount of “ancient” hardware out there still chugging along doing very useful work.
minus-squaremoduslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 days agoI know, but I thought you were implying there are new devices that were utilizing them. Nevertheless, I love seeing old-school tech still in use. My roommate had a Korg music workstation that used them.
3.5 floppy disks. They still exist and still get used. I used them regularly up through the 2010s.
Are they still used for something that isn’t ancient hardware?
There is a surprising amount of “ancient” hardware out there still chugging along doing very useful work.
I know, but I thought you were implying there are new devices that were utilizing them. Nevertheless, I love seeing old-school tech still in use. My roommate had a Korg music workstation that used them.