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Re:FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Tra... by myrandomcomment on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:15PM (#50400318)
If anyone wants to see the guts of an 8-inch drive and how complex it is check out this video from Adrian's Digital Basement.

https://youtu.be/hQY0DI7nKaM

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Re:FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Tra... by newsoftheday on Saturday November 07, 2026 @12:46PM (#50406454)
Can't believe how interesting watching that was, thanks. I learned about GreaseWeazle which I might use one day to backup some of my old copy protected disks.
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