Talk:Floppy disk variants

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Flippy disks

Pictures of flippy disks can be viewed here. Otherwise, the content of the articles section is correct. A commercial flippy disk game with 2 sleeve index holes is the Atari 8-bit Load'N'Go version of Scott Adams': Questprobe featuring Spider-Man. It was released as such because there was an incompatible XF551 disk drive for a short time on the market, which could not read a disk without index signals. --Koren (talk) 04:23, 1 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A write notch hole puncher can be seen in the german disk article. --Koren (talk) 04:36, 1 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Past/current tense?

Over the last few days much of this article has been changed to current tense ("The floppy disk was a ubiquitous data storage and transfer device" to "The floppy disk is a ubiquitous data storage and transfer device"). Is this appropriate? Floppies still exist, but are darn close to dead. Some of the changes are clearly incorrect, no matter the overall tense of the article ("The Acorn Archimedes added/adds D format..."). Similar change has been happening at Floppy disk. I'm a bit hesitant to just revert back, since a bunch of other changes are buried in the mass of tense changes. Rwessel (talk) 15:05, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't reviewed the edits, but in general "concepts", "definitions" or "things" never "time out" in an encyclopedia for as long as they exist - even if they are no longer used. From an encyclopedic point of view, things are never obsolete or "dead". Therefore, I think it is correct to use present tense describing floppy disks and corresponding technology. However, it is also appropriate to use past tense when discussing past "events" - like the fact that they were ubiquitous (they are no longer) or that the Archimedes added a particular type (the Archimedes still supports them (present tense), but they were added a long time ago (past tense).

In either case, it is often also a matter of readability and flow, therefore I would not strictly try to enforce one or the other, but apply common sense on a case-by-case basis and see what works best for an article. Hope it helps.

--Matthiaspaul (talk) 21:59, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Flippy disks 2

The image seems like it was mauled by the conversion bot. Can we revert it or something? 185.31.48.30 (talk) 12:03, 24 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2.8" / 3" Floppy Disks

I had something on this written up but apparently it was just tossed out. ref: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smith_corona_2.8_inch_3_inch_diskette.jpg

 <sigh> Dcsutherland (talk) 07:44, 4 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@User:Dcsutherland, I can't find your prior submission (are you sure about it?) in the article history, but I have added a new section including the photo. If you know more about this format, please add it to the article. Thanks. --Matthiaspaul (talk) 21:42, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. There are details about that 2.8" disk in the photo details, specifically: "Manufactured in Germany, this disk is intended to work with Smith Corona PWP's, model numbers 3,5,6, 6BL, 7, X15,X25, 40, 50LT, 55D, 60, 65D, 75D, 80, 85DLT, 100, 100C, 220, 230, 250, 270LT, 300, 350, 355, 960, 990, 2000, 2100, 3000, 3100, 5000, 5100, 7000LT, DeVille 3, DeVille 300, Mark X, Mark XXX, Mark XL LT. The S61838 packaging indicates the disks are made in Germany or Japan and carries a UPC of 0-36652-61837-9." Dcsutherland (talk) 09:48, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dubious date for 3-inch FD

The section purports that, A 3-inch magnetic disk in a hard plastic shell was invented by Marcell Jánosi [hu], who was working at the Hungarian Budapest Radio Technology Factory (Budapesti Rádiótechnikai Gyárban, BRG), in 1973.

Janosi was granted a 1974 patent for "Casket type storing system for rotating flexible disk" but there is no evidence much less an RS that it was a 3.0-inch in diameter FD and given the patent issued at the beginning of the 8-inch era it is highly unlikely that it disclosed such a small diameter. All RS's about the MCD-1 are much later in time, Porter's Disk/Trend Reports for example have the MCD-1 introduced in 1982 and not shipping until 1983 or perhaps 1984. This is a more specific date than the "80s" used in the various references It appears to me that the physical attributes of the much later MCD-1 have been applied to the much earlier patent without any reliable source. I suppose we would have to get a copy of the patent to see if it indeed disclosed diameter much less the specific 3-inch MCD-1. In the meantime it seems all that should be credited to Janosi is an FD in a cartridge which led to the MCD-1. Tom94022 (talk) 22:16, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WTF is a "Superfloppy"?

It redirects here. The page even says that "Superfloppy redirects here", but literally the only reference to it is the words "Superfloppy redirects here". The word doesn't appear anywhere else on the page.

If it was removed for some reason by someone feeling it was inappropriate for this page, would it be TOO MUCH for you to have removed the redirect too? I mean, the page literally starts with the words "Superfloppy redirects here" so you knew already it was being redirected to when you removed that tidbit.

Urgh. 2601:584:300:345E:F8FD:839A:BE33:27D5 (talk) 23:52, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think the Standard floppy replacements section can be renamed to "Superfloppy disks" per this definition. Tom94022 (talk) 00:18, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]