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-=> Richard Falken wrote to bbsing <=-

 RF>   Re: Re: Today in History - 19
 RF>   By: Grant Weasner to Richard Falken on Wed Aug 23 2023 01:24 am

 > That is so awesome!
 > I love to hear about old system still in use today.

 RF> Then brace for bad news:

 RF> THe guy at floppies.com estimates there are floppies left to last until
 RF> 2026, and then floppies will effectively die :-(

Well that is bad news. Now I'll have to hold on to mine old ones even more
tightly. 

There is no need to not have floppies, its like why do we need Polaroid film.
They are still being used and I hear making a resurgence.  
 
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