Posted on Jun 11, 2015
Was the first removable media you used precede the CD (Compact Disc)?
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Did you at one point use Jaz, Zip, or floppy disks?
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Floppy Disk's 5-1/4 and 3.5, Zip Drives, Compact Flash, Flash Drives etc...
I have used them all. We had a a Sony Camera that used 3.5 floppy disks. LOL You could only imagine how much you could fit on it.
I have used them all. We had a a Sony Camera that used 3.5 floppy disks. LOL You could only imagine how much you could fit on it.
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SFC Steven Borders
Standard size was 1024 x 768. If you did video it was 640 x 480. It was pretty good for 1997/1998. LOL
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Punch cards - I used to code in Fortran and LRLTran (Lawrence Livermore's version of Fortran).
8" floppies Xerox 830. 5 1/4" floppies PC, etc...
8" floppies Xerox 830. 5 1/4" floppies PC, etc...
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I had a Commodore 64 and my school computer classes used Apple IIs and Commodore Pets. All used 5.5 floppies. My dad used punch cards and the 8 inch floppy in the Air Force.
We used 100 MB Zip disks in Korea in 2002. (And Pentium II desktops)
We used 100 MB Zip disks in Korea in 2002. (And Pentium II desktops)
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CW5 (Join to see)
The last time I actually used one was in 2007 to load the unique key in a SMART-T. That was the only tape key left. They have since changed it over. We also used them in Korea when I was there in 2002 for the remote sites that didn't have any approved electronic means but did have a vault and secure perimeter.
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Interesting. I used to teach younger Signaleers about its use, but I had no idea there were units that still utilized them. Is there an unclassified answer as to why a unit would have to use it? I've always known S-6 offices to HR an ANCD or SKL to units that didn't maintain one.
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CW5 (Join to see)
There is no need for physical media anymore. We advanced into the world of 1995 technology now.
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5.25 " floppies (interesting when if you bent them, you destroyed them). Proverbs 3, vs. 5 - 6
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All a function of age. My first computer was a TI-90 as I recall and the storage medium was actually a personal tape recorder! Next was 5.25 floppies and on up the line. Now I mostly use the Cloud to backup the hard drive. Never use the CD.
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Cassette tape to load Frogger on a Sinclair. Took about 15 minutes to complete. Not every attempt was successful- maybe 50%. That was when processor speed was measured in kHz and system memory (ram) in kb. Monitor was a 13" black/white TV.
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Commodore 64 with a cassette drive
5-1/4 inch floppy disk
3-1/2 inch not-so-floppy disk
Zip disk
Zip Plus
Jazz
5-1/4 inch floppy disk
3-1/2 inch not-so-floppy disk
Zip disk
Zip Plus
Jazz
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