Tag Archives: floppies

Last Days of the Floppy Disk

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Kelson

The last days of the floppy diskette are approaching: Sony will stop selling them in Japan next year.

No word on how long they’ll continue selling them in the US…but when was the last time you saw a new computer with a floppy disk drive?

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Obsolete

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Kelson

Obsolete, originally uploaded by Kelson.

Found this 3.5″ floppy disk on the ground while exploring a section of disused railroad track running through an industrial park.

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Linkage: On Fx and SFX

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Kelson

VXWorld: Crossing the Uncanny Valley – on the current state of the art of photorealistic computer animation, from Final Fantasy through Polar Express to Pirates of the Caribbean and Beowulf. As pointed out, one reason that Davy Jones worked so well is that he doesn’t look human. (via Neil Gaiman)

Firefox Floppy Disks – remember when software came on 3½-inch floppy disks? Or 5¼″? Just for fun, someone split the Firefox installer across 5 disks, complete with appropriate labels… and even took it a step farther

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