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It was convenient to press the real button to unplug a floppy disk. Now we have to move the mouse pointer, press a few virtual buttons and wait for some time to return a flash card. Why haven't the producers developed a comfortable way to unplug a flash card?
I don't think I have ever used the safe removal except for external HD's. The only issue I'm aware of is if you are writing data and remove it before that has been completed.
The only time I think floppies were more "convenient" was close to 30 years ago when you could fit DOS 3.3 with some diagnostic programs onto a single floppy disk.
And I challenge anyone during a write cycle to just pull out a floppy disk too.
My vote is 100% for solid state over magnetic media.
The only time I think floppies were more "convenient" was close to 30 years ago when you could fit DOS 3.3 with some diagnostic programs onto a single floppy disk.
Not sure if it's all of them but you can get command prompt while using a windows install/recovery CD/DVD/USB. There is also something like Knoppix with is bootable from CD/DVD/USB, I've also downloaded specific tools packaged with a lightwieght *nix OS also bootable from CD/DVD/USB.
Not sure if it's all of them but you can get command prompt while using a windows install/recovery CD/DVD/USB. There is also something like Knoppix with is bootable from CD/DVD/USB, I've also downloaded specific tools packaged with a lightwieght *nix OS also bootable from CD/DVD/USB.
Understood...note I was talking 30 years ago. When DOS 4.x came out you needed 2 floppies
This thread is memory lane! Don't forget the 8" floppies, and the 20MB hard drives!
I missed the 8” era but have fond memories about the Seagate ST-225. That was back when Western Digital made controller cards and you had to low level format the drives.
IIRC the command in Debug was G=C800:5.....
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