superkret to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 months agoI was gifted an unopened pack of 3.5" floppy disks. What should I do with them? (wrong answers only)imagemessage-square225fedilinkarrow-up1501arrow-down128
arrow-up1473arrow-down1imageI was gifted an unopened pack of 3.5" floppy disks. What should I do with them? (wrong answers only)superkret to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square225fedilink
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoI think we finally threw out the last of our diskettes about a decade ago - most were too corrupted to recover anything useful. I guess I could 3D print one now …
minus-squareAndrewZabar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI actually bought some online about a year ago because I’m doing some retro stuff. I even got a usb floppy drive.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI probably still have a USB floppy drive in the Bin of Peripherals. Haven’t really actively worked with floppies since 2012 though.
“Omg, you 3D-printed a save icon!”
I think we finally threw out the last of our diskettes about a decade ago - most were too corrupted to recover anything useful. I guess I could 3D print one now …
I actually bought some online about a year ago because I’m doing some retro stuff. I even got a usb floppy drive.
I probably still have a USB floppy drive in the Bin of Peripherals. Haven’t really actively worked with floppies since 2012 though.