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The Mystery of the Mega-Selling Floppy Disk

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-keep-mine-in-a-metal-toolbox dept.

osullish writes "People have been proclaiming the death of the floppy for years, yet millions are bought around the world. Who is buying them?"

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  1. Some hardware needs them by piraat · · Score: 5, Informative

    I guess people who use them for their synths? It's why friends of mine still have 'em

    1. Re:Some hardware needs them by drolli · · Score: 5, Informative

      in the lab:

      oscilloscopes, network analysers, pulse generators etc.

    2. Re:Some hardware needs them by Shadow_139 · · Score: 5, Informative

      We have >500,000$ CNC equipment your need to load your design via Floppy into a Client system that is then connected via an fecking ISA Card!!!!!
      These systems are less then 5 years old as well !!!!