I think the floppy disk format should be brought back,but the actual data disc inside should be extra expansive, like an in-between of a flash drive & an external hard drive. Or a REALLY BIG sd card.

#ReteoTech #Floppydiscs #HotTake

16bit Sensation, technology of “the ancients,” and real-life video game preservation On October 5, 2023, the anime adaptation of 16bit Sensation: Watashi to Minna ga Tsukutta Bishōjo Game, a manga written by Misato Mitsumi, Tatsuki Amazuyu, and Tamiki Wakaki, aired its first episod…

There's also the interlinking of the past-and-present by the god-like characters in #16Bit Sensation: Another Layer, which I wrote about back in August. archivyrep.wordpress.com/2024/08/07/1... #anime #floppydiscs #information #animation #reviews #wordpress (37/?)

The erasure of records, digitization, and 1990s Hollywood films Some time ago, I watched a number of 1990s Hollywood films, such as Sneakers (1992), Hackers (1995), The Net (1995), and My Fellow Americans (1996), where the “everything’s on the compu…

Having another series with a hacker character (which is common in fiction) connects to one of my first posts on this blog, on some #1990s #Hollywood films. archivyrep.wordpress.com/2020/08/28/t... (15/?) #hackers #floppydiscs #reviews #hackers

Sometimes I forget how old I am then I overhear a 20 year old say “I’ve heard of, oh what are they called, I think floppy discs. Is that what that thing is?” (In reference to a floppy disc on a TV show) Then I am quickly reminded of how old I actually am. 😬

#floppydiscs #technology #old #ifeelold

I used to work for #Unisys, #Olivetti back in the 80s. Upgrading their systems, #microchips #security etc.
We used 12 inch #floppydiscs, tested the upgrades by getting them to play against a mainframe at #spaceinvaders.
Great fun 😁
#technology #IT

#Pentagon should be safe, they're still using #floppydiscs