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bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 days ago

I Built a RAID of Floppy Disks. Oh no.

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I Built a RAID of Floppy Disks. Oh no.

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bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 days ago
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Thanks https://PCBWay.com - Hi there. Let me give you a PSA. Friends don't let friends build RAIDs out of floppy disks. I know it sounds funny. Like, "ha ha,...
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    He runs Mac OS Chess on it.

    I don’t fully remember, but original DOOM came on one floppy, I think.

    Edit. Looks like it was four floppies. Probably the shareware version fit on one.

    Edit2: I’m just misremembering. Shareware Doom was 2.4 MB.

    Edit3: there was also a one floppy version

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      Yes the install media is on a floppy but the required HD space to run it is listed as 24MB.

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