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I spotted this in the supply room at my office. An unused room was transformed into a supply room. In the process of stocking the room, somebody found this old floppy disk case.
I don't know how old this is, but it does say "Made in USA" on it.
(Life Cycle)
A floppy disk was named due to its ability to flop as a person waves it in their hand (As to why this is a good idea is another topic of discussion.) People needed a portable device which could store information and be passed around to one another with ease.
1. Introduction
The first design, invented by IBM in the late 1960s and used in the early 1970s was first a read-only then later became read-write format. They were mostly used by colleges, universities, private businesses, and governments. The size was 8 inches.
2. Growth
As personal computers started to increase in popularity in the late 70s, demand grew for storing information and playing games. The size changes to 5 1/4 inches and stores at its highest 1.2 MB.
3. Maturity
They become encased in a rigid form and drop in size to 3 1/2 inches. Despite their small size, they were considered more reliable in keep the information in tact. They also stored at their highest 1.44MB of data.
4. Decline
As USB connector started to become popular on PCs and Macs after 1998, this allow external hard drives and flash drives to become. These devices along with email and other storage options became more reliable than floppy disks.
Eddie Yzaguirre
I cropped out one of the areas containing the yellow disks and enlarged the photograph. It is an interesting phenomina.
I am in the water of a lake looking for disk golf disks that people have thrown into the lake on accident. I found 8. This is in Charlottesville, VA
Wonderful DIY Amazing Lazy Susan Pantry
This is a brilliant idea for organizing home ! Add Lazy-Susan Disks To Your Pantry! Instead of pilling off loads of food …
Ten-Disk is one of many puzzles located in Mindbender Mansion,
Mindbender Mansion, the newest traveling exhibit at the Connecticut Science Center, is a world of unconventional, interactive puzzles, brainteasers, and cerebral challenges guaranteed to test even the most experienced puzzlers. It’s a playhouse for the brain – Open January 29 – May 1, 2011