Post title at limit, but meant to be peak tactile feedback in computer storage.

The space saved from being thin made it bad for looking up and finding a specific disk within a stack, tho, as it couldn’t fit an end label

  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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    2 days ago

    The 3.5” disk was designed as a consumer product by Sony, whose industrial design is second to none. (Compare the 5¼ “ and 8” floppies, which were designed by IBM engineers and only intended for use by technical specialists.)

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        16 hours ago

        It’s easy to read as long as you have 20/20 vision and are under 25 years old.😂🤓