▲ 842 ▼ The problem is older than I thought... (sh.itjust.works) submitted 1 year ago by trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works to c/iiiiiiitttttttttttt@programming.dev 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments I guess now we finally know why Babbage never finished building the Analytical Engine.
[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago (4 children) 8 inch disks were floppier. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Before my time, I had no clue they even existed until this comment. Love learning new things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago Congratulations on being one of today's lucky 10,000! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) True, but those were well out of style by the Doom era permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 point 11 months ago My doom was a handful of 3.5 diskettes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Before my time, I had no clue they even existed until this comment. Love learning new things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago Congratulations on being one of today's lucky 10,000! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago Congratulations on being one of today's lucky 10,000! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) True, but those were well out of style by the Doom era permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 point 11 months ago My doom was a handful of 3.5 diskettes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 point 11 months ago My doom was a handful of 3.5 diskettes permalink fedilink source parent