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Floppy Disks

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• History
  • 8 inch
  • 5-1/4 inch
  • Further Development
  • 3-1/2 inch
  • Extinction
  • Test Your Knowledge
• Areas of Application
  • 8 inch
  • 5-1/4 inch
  • 3-1/2 inch
  • Test Your Knowledge
• Structure and Function
  • Structure
  • Function
  • Test Your Knowledge
• Final Test
• Credits
• Sources

Structure and Function

A short overview

First disk was developed by IBM for their computer series 370 in 1969. It was a 8inch disk. IBM created this disk to distribute their software on a low cost level. It has a capacity of 80 KB, which corresponds to 1000 punchcards. The first drive could only read data