superkret to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-24 months agoI was gifted an unopened pack of 3.5" floppy disks. What should I do with them? (wrong answers only)imagemessage-square224fedilinkarrow-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-24 months agomessage-square224fedilink
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 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-up3·4 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-up2·4 months agoI probably still have a USB floppy drive in the Bin of Peripherals. Haven’t really actively worked with floppies since 2012 though.
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.