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The Death of the Floppy Disk

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the whatever-will-i-throw-at-you-now dept.

vook writes "Long the most common way to store letters, homework and other computer files, the floppy disk is going the way of the horse upon the arrival of the car: it'll hang around but never hold the same relevance in everyday life. "

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  1. Anything else from the "duh, no shit" files? by stratjakt · · Score: 0, Troll

    More headlines for you:

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    I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
  2. Re:Not quite a dupe by stud9920 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Apparently, the catchphrase already existed ten years ago. Explosion is in 2001 indeed.