Nanix: An idea for a modern, small, Unix-like operating system

Re:Nanix: An idea for a modern, small, Unix-like operating s... by steffenfrost on Saturday September 21, 2019 @01:49PM (#21036795)

What is a floppy disk?

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Re:Nanix: An idea for a modern, small, Unix-like operating s... by hpen on Saturday September 21, 2019 @02:43PM (#21037104)

It's funny that it's an OS for modern hardware yet they use a floppy disk for comparison

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Re:Nanix: An idea for a modern, small, Unix-like operating s... by aquabeagle on Saturday September 21, 2019 @07:29PM (#21038583)

They just mean the Save icon.

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Re:Nanix: An idea for a modern, small, Unix-like operating s... by wiz21c on Saturday September 21, 2019 @02:14PM (#21036940)

how old are you ? :-)

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Re:Nanix: An idea for a modern, small, Unix-like operating s... by o-__-o on Saturday September 21, 2019 @02:44PM (#21037111)

There are people alive in the industry today who have never seen a floppy disk. CDROMS Too but because of DVDs and BDs they are still in recent memory

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Re:Nanix: An idea for a modern, small, Unix-like operating s... by rhoyerboat on Saturday September 21, 2019 @05:38PM (#21038067)

..im suddenly seeing inspiration to hook up a modem to a 12" turntable output and see what kind of compression ..

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Re:Nanix: An idea for a modern, small, Unix-like operating s... by wiz21c on Sunday September 22, 2019 @01:41PM (#21042685)

yeah, i know, i didn't mean any disrespect.

I grew with floppy disk (5.25 inches) and, yeah, it's perfectly normal (and fortunate) and the people have forgotten them.

AFAIAC, I have fond memories of them : the sound of the drives (anybody remembers Locksmith, CopyII+,... ?), the hope that the copy you made would work (those floppies were not that reliable), my first experience in cracking, etc.

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