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I was gifted an unopened pack of 3.5" floppy disks. What should I do with them? (wrong answers only) (feddit.org)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by superkret@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I wonder what "limited lifetime warranty" means.

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[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago

Thank Lord they come already formatted.

[–] match@pawb.social 8 points 11 months ago

find the most complex AI model file you can put on it

[–] figaro@lemdro.id 7 points 11 months ago

Add Nutella, enjoy?

[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Sell them. There is a market for that.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Make yourself some Enterprises.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

Beat me too it.. For those that don't get it

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Epoxy them into coasters and sell them as save icon coasters.

[–] confusedwiseman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

Print your business cards on them.

[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Write “If found, please return to Minot AFB, ND c/o Duane” on them & scatter them in various airport restrooms across the US.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You build your own floppotron of course

https://youtu.be/e-WakfBNHD0

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

https://www.tdkrfsolutions.tdk.com/support/warrant-terms

Probably not the same terms as when they made the disks, but it's their terms on limited warranty now.

Also, hand the disks to anyone asking you for your email for marketing purposes. Tell them all your information is on the disk.

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Tape the other hole and format them in DD (0,72MB) format.

[–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Copy them

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[–] flx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 11 months ago

Put them in a raidz2 situation

[–] ndupont@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Toast them and have them with PB&J, obviously

[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago

Use them

[–] jhoward@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 11 months ago

Abort, Retry, or Fail. But all at the same time.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

link them together through the data and read-only slots to make a countdown chain.

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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 months ago

Throw them away and find a shugart compatible disk

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Get them hard!

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