 RIP Floppy Disk
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Sony has just announced it will stop making floppies as of March 2011. http://mashable.com/2010/04/27/floppy-dead/
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Re: RIP Floppy Disk
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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I can't remember the last time I saw someone use one.
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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Should be Riding
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Happy birthday Dave!
I have 21 disk program on 5.25" floppies: Computer Associates AccPac Plus v6.0. Presently in use too.
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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I had a floppy drive put in my current computer when it was put together just in case,I have never used it. I used to need it once in a while on my last computer for daughters school papers.I haven't seen a 5.25 floppy in many years.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Stickman Yogi
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Oh so that's what that wide mouth slot is for on the front of some computers. 
Live to love, love to live.
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3/4 Throttle
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 not sure but will Viagra help at all
2003 black and silver T.B.A A1 removed,Specialty Spares long slashed Pipes .
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Aww, just when I've upgraded from tape on my Timex Sinclair. 
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Oil Expert
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not sure but will Viagra help at all
you know having mild dyslexia does have some funny moments 
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3/4 Throttle
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Oh so that's what that wide mouth slot is for on the front of some computers.
I wondered why it didnt toast bread very well. 
Before the war on terror, if I saw an unattended package I used to think "I'll be having that!"
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And I thought that slot was for inserting your credit card when making on line purchases... 
ArGee
14 Thunderbird LT
Wasn't sure if Red or Black was faster, so I got a Red & Black one...
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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not sure but will Viagra help at all
Wow, it took 6 whole replies to get to a d!ck joke. Shocker.
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Old Hand
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Oh so that's what that wide mouth slot is for on the front of some computers.
I wondered why it didnt toast bread very well.
I used to have a system with 8 inch drives. Warmed up pizzas pretty well.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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I still have a 8 inch disk pined on my cork board. I also have a 12 inch 5Mb platter that cost over $1200 when it was new.
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Check Pants
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Check Pants
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An old friend from the red rock desert days gave me a record player two weeks ago. It'll replace the new one I bought in 1976  jh
"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach
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Old Hand
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When I worked at Burroughs, we were making hard drives with up to 6 platters about 30 " diameter. They had a read/write head per track. To get all that mass spinning at a useful speed took a 3 HP motor.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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