Where I was it went from 3.5" floppies to USB drives. (There were CDs, but not as easy for things like schoolwork.)

ZIP needed a whole ecosystem of drives, so did you have that?

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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

My dad used to pirate games and software for us off BBSes. I swear, he would download everything he could find and put it on zip drives. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that he's got a drawer somewhere filled with all the best software 1995 had to offer.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'd be surprised if the data was still readable. Thrilled to hear, but surprised.

    They may fare better than conventional 1.44mb, but I've had a hell of a time getting anything before then mid 2000s to read recently.

    Magnetic media and writable CDs are pretty damn perishable.

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