Comment by reconnecting 2 months ago There was something magical about white floppies, as shown in the screenshot. 5 comments reconnecting Reply apples_oranges 2 months ago you mean photo not screenshot.I think all floppies are magical :) reconnecting 2 months ago Image.Back in time, black were ordinary, and only white/grey ones were for licensed software, thus more desirable.https://computerhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/photo... achairapart 2 months ago As I remember, the blue ones where the most ordinary (and boring), at least for 3½-inch size. For 5¼-inch, they were mostly black, but I remember some of them in colors too (especially orange or yellow ones, they were beautiful).E.g: https://c7.alamy.com/comp/2AA9BC4/ajaxnetphoto-2019-worthing... 1 reply → 10729287 2 months ago The same for cameras back in the 60s/70s. Silver was the norm, black was way more desirable. Funnily it's now the opposite.
apples_oranges 2 months ago you mean photo not screenshot.I think all floppies are magical :) reconnecting 2 months ago Image.Back in time, black were ordinary, and only white/grey ones were for licensed software, thus more desirable.https://computerhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/photo... achairapart 2 months ago As I remember, the blue ones where the most ordinary (and boring), at least for 3½-inch size. For 5¼-inch, they were mostly black, but I remember some of them in colors too (especially orange or yellow ones, they were beautiful).E.g: https://c7.alamy.com/comp/2AA9BC4/ajaxnetphoto-2019-worthing... 1 reply → 10729287 2 months ago The same for cameras back in the 60s/70s. Silver was the norm, black was way more desirable. Funnily it's now the opposite.
reconnecting 2 months ago Image.Back in time, black were ordinary, and only white/grey ones were for licensed software, thus more desirable.https://computerhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/photo... achairapart 2 months ago As I remember, the blue ones where the most ordinary (and boring), at least for 3½-inch size. For 5¼-inch, they were mostly black, but I remember some of them in colors too (especially orange or yellow ones, they were beautiful).E.g: https://c7.alamy.com/comp/2AA9BC4/ajaxnetphoto-2019-worthing... 1 reply → 10729287 2 months ago The same for cameras back in the 60s/70s. Silver was the norm, black was way more desirable. Funnily it's now the opposite.
achairapart 2 months ago As I remember, the blue ones where the most ordinary (and boring), at least for 3½-inch size. For 5¼-inch, they were mostly black, but I remember some of them in colors too (especially orange or yellow ones, they were beautiful).E.g: https://c7.alamy.com/comp/2AA9BC4/ajaxnetphoto-2019-worthing... 1 reply →
10729287 2 months ago The same for cameras back in the 60s/70s. Silver was the norm, black was way more desirable. Funnily it's now the opposite.
you mean photo not screenshot.
I think all floppies are magical :)
Image.
Back in time, black were ordinary, and only white/grey ones were for licensed software, thus more desirable.
https://computerhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/photo...
As I remember, the blue ones where the most ordinary (and boring), at least for 3½-inch size. For 5¼-inch, they were mostly black, but I remember some of them in colors too (especially orange or yellow ones, they were beautiful).
E.g: https://c7.alamy.com/comp/2AA9BC4/ajaxnetphoto-2019-worthing...
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The same for cameras back in the 60s/70s. Silver was the norm, black was way more desirable. Funnily it's now the opposite.