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Old 2010-02-12, 04:42 PM   #26
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The first computer I worked on (IBM5520) used 8" disks in a disk cartridge, so I'm sorry, but the first time I saw a 3.5" disk, I said "How Cute!".

It's unbelievable what they fit on a micro SD 'card' now, that I swap on my cellphone.
I had a job back in the 90's testing A/D converters used on BART train brakes. The testing software was on 8" floppy disks... not sure what computer system is was on... but I swear you could hear the individual bits being read. "THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!"
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