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This episode features Floppy Disks.

 

Scans

Typical 3.5″ Floppy:

 

Typical 5.25″ Floppy:

 

Typical 5.25″ Disk Label:

 

Typical 5.25″ Write Protect (8″ Write Enable) Tape:

 

Typical 5.25″ Sleeve Warnings:

 

 

Mohawk MDS-21:

Mohawk Data Sciences Series 21 Data Terminal

 

Show Links:

• Floppy Disk Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk
• Floppy Disk History Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_floppy_disk
• Floppy Technical Info: http://3480-3590-data-conversion.com/article-floppy-disks.html
• Floppy Variants Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk_variants#3.22_diskettes:_Amstrad_CPC.2C_PCW.2C_Spectrum.2C_etc
• Atari DOS Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_DOS
• Don’t Copy That Floppy Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Copy_That_Floppy
• Don’t Copy That Floppy Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up863eQKGUI
• Software Publishers Association Wiki: http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Software_Publishers_Association

 

Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Wizwars named 8 Bit Raceway.  It is used under Creative Common license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States.