Masimatutu@mander.xyz to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoFloppy disks were high-tech weapons oncefiles.mastodon.socialimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down15
arrow-up1355arrow-down1imageFloppy disks were high-tech weapons oncefiles.mastodon.socialMasimatutu@mander.xyz to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareimPastaSyndrome@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoIt’s not the disks it’s what’s ON the disks
minus-squarejollyrogue@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoSupposedly on the disks. The files were saved, but did the FAT table eat itself was the question. 😂
minus-squareseth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThat is the table upon which you place the file allocation table. It’s tables all the way down, baby!
minus-squareFlabbergassed@artemis.camplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoAnd they always act as if there’s no way it could have been copied and exist somewhere else.
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoBut my dude… Diskettes had Copy Protection! /s
minus-squareatlasraven31@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoYeah! The little plastic slider you moved up and down.
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoOn commerical disks those are fixed on the frame (but can be flexed/cut away of course)
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months ago…and they only protect the data on the disk from being changed, you can still copy it. Otherwise the disk would be unreadable.
It’s not the disks it’s what’s ON the disks
Supposedly on the disks. The files were saved, but did the FAT table eat itself was the question. 😂
That is the table upon which you place the file allocation table. It’s tables all the way down, baby!
heh
And they always act as if there’s no way it could have been copied and exist somewhere else.
But my dude… Diskettes had Copy Protection! /s
Yeah! The little plastic slider you moved up and down.
On commerical disks those are fixed on the frame (but can be flexed/cut away of course)
…and they only protect the data on the disk from being changed, you can still copy it. Otherwise the disk would be unreadable.
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