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As Japan kills floppy disks, here's the old tech that many still love
After more than 50 years since the first one was made, Japan has officially killed off the iconic floppy disk. According to reports, the Japanese government has scrapped all 1,034 regulations ...
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8 inch floppy disk
Floppies may be big in Japan, but nostalgic and/or needful Stateside ... who fancies himself the ‘last man standing in the floppy disk business’. Who are we to argue? By the way, Tom has ...
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Digital Past Stirs Analog Memories at Extinct Media Museum
Kawai mused that all media and media devices are ephemeral. In the distant future, an unearthed SD memory card may be as ...
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The unlikely staying power of the humble floppy disk
In the 2010s, US officials were discovered to still be using floppy disks to manage their nuclear weapons force. In 2022, Japan's digital minister "declared war" on floppy disks and other retro ...
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VCF West: All The Floptical Disks
The other Nintendo floppy disk on display was the Famicom Disk Card. This Japan-only media was meant for the Famicom, and included a unique trademark protection scheme. At the time, Taiwanese ...