yogurtwrong@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:lemmy.mlimagemessage-square336linkfedilinkarrow-up1691arrow-down112
arrow-up1679arrow-down1imageWhat is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:lemmy.mlyogurtwrong@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square336linkfedilink
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months ago3.5 floppy disks. They still exist and still get used. I used them regularly up through the 2010s.
minus-squaremodus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoAre they still used for something that isn’t ancient hardware?
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThere is a surprising amount of “ancient” hardware out there still chugging along doing very useful work.
minus-squaremodus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI know, but I thought you were implying there are new devices that were utilizing them. Nevertheless, I love seeing old-school tech still in use. My roommate had a Korg music workstation that used them.
3.5 floppy disks. They still exist and still get used. I used them regularly up through the 2010s.
Are they still used for something that isn’t ancient hardware?
There is a surprising amount of “ancient” hardware out there still chugging along doing very useful work.
I know, but I thought you were implying there are new devices that were utilizing them. Nevertheless, I love seeing old-school tech still in use. My roommate had a Korg music workstation that used them.