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- Japan gives up on 1.44MB floppy disks, 50 years after they went on sale https://www.techradar.com/pro/japan-finally-gives-up-on-144mb-floppy-disk-drives-50-years-after-they-went-on-sale-but-theres-no-sign-of-microsoft-removing-the-iconic-save-floppy-icon-from-office-just-yet 6 comments
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- The floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping block | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/the-floppy-disk-refuses-to-die-in-japan-laws-that-forced-the-continued-use-of-floppies-have-finally-hit-the-chopping-block 189 comments
- Microsoft inches closer to glass storage breakthrough that could finally make ransomware attacks impossible in the data center and hyperscalers — but only Azure customers will benefit from it | TechRadar https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-inches-closer-to-glass-storage-breakthrough-that-could-finally-make-ransomware-attacks-impossible-in-the-data-center-and-hyperscalers-but-only-azure-customers-will-benefit-from-it 29 comments
- It could soon be time to bid a final farewell to floppy disks | TechRadar https://www.techradar.com/news/it-could-soon-be-time-to-bid-a-final-farewell-to-floppy-disks 0 comments