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I found this old software on a medium I don't recognize at my church. Does anyone know if this has value to anybody? this

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[-] jsveiga@sh.itjust.works 221 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's the guts of 3.5" floppies, like these, they usually stored 720kB, then 1.44MB, but the latest versions (double sided) were 2.88MB.

The larger one at the bottom is from a 5 1/4" (orange in this picture, the big daddy in the picture is 8", first type I used, with COBOL)

... and now you kids know where the "save" button icon came from.

They were not meant to be removed from their protective envelopes, they're probably damaged now.

[-] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 67 points 11 months ago
[-] evatronic@lemm.ee 16 points 11 months ago

Hear, hear.

As in, wha? Did you say something? taps cane on the floor

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago
[-] emogu@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Your belt onions are looking spiffy today

[-] nickwitha_k 6 points 11 months ago

Which was the style at the time...

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