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Floppy Drive Reverb, recycling floppy drives as tape delays

Floppy Drive Reverb,  Jeri Ellsworth, Daniel McAnulty, floppy_drive_reverb.jpg Self taught computer chip designer Jeri Ellsworth known for making an emulation of the Commodore 64 that fits into a joystick has recently found a new application for old floppy drives and diskettes. This storage technology,  ... [ Continue ]


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Florian Cramer - nkdlunch.mp4, tapetrff.mp4

Florian Cramer, nkdlunch.mp4, tapetrff.mp4, floppy_films.jpg Floppy Films, The Netherlands, 2009
Disappeared from our desktops first because of cd-rom burners and then (after regretting losing the floppy's quick data portability) because of USB keys, the floppy disk is still supported by major OSs, but is often found sleeping in quantities in boxes as old relics. The floppy disk (3.5") has been the medium  ... [ Continue ]


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