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161 relations: Acorn Archimedes, Addison-Wesley, Adobe Photoshop, AmigaOS, Apple DOS, Backup, Backward compatibility, Barium ferrite, BASIC, BBC News, Berg connector, BIOS, Bloomberg Businessweek, Boeing 747-400, Boot disk, British Airways, Burroughs Corporation, Byte, Canadian Business, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, Cloud storage, Cobalt, Commodore DOS, Computer, Computer network, Computing platform, Constant angular velocity, Constant linear velocity, CP/M, Cyclic redundancy check, Data storage, Dd (Unix), Dell, Dell Dimension, Device driver, Differential Manchester encoding, Digital data, Digital Research, Disk density, Disk formatting, Disk image, Disk sector, Disk storage, Distribution Media Format, Don Norman, Don't Copy That Floppy, DOS, DOS Plus, ... Expand index (111 more) »
- 1971 in computing
- 1971 in technology
- Computer storage media
- Computer-related introductions in 1971
- Floppy disk computer storage
- Legacy hardware
Acorn Archimedes
Acorn Archimedes is a family of personal computers designed by Acorn Computers of Cambridge, England.
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Addison-Wesley
Addison–Wesley is an American publisher of textbooks and computer literature.
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Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe for Windows and macOS.
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AmigaOS
AmigaOS is a family of proprietary native operating systems of the Amiga and AmigaOne personal computers.
Apple DOS
Apple DOS is the disk operating system for the Apple II computers from late 1978 through early 1983.
Backup
In information technology, a backup, or data backup is a copy of computer data taken and stored elsewhere so that it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event.
Backward compatibility
In telecommunications and computing, backward compatibility (or backwards compatibility) is a property of an operating system, software, real-world product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system.
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Barium ferrite
Barium ferrite, abbreviated BaFe, BaM, is the chemical compound with the formula.
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BASIC
BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages designed for ease of use. Floppy disk and BASIC are American inventions.
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
Berg connector
Berg connector is a brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware. Floppy disk and Berg connector are floppy disk computer storage.
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BIOS
In computing, BIOS (Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup).
Bloomberg Businessweek
Bloomberg Businessweek, previously known as BusinessWeek (and before that Business Week and The Business Week), is an American monthly business magazine published 12 times a year.
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Boeing 747-400
The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747.
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Boot disk
A boot disk is a removable digital data storage medium from which a computer can load and run (boot) an operating system or utility program.
British Airways
British Airways plc (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom.
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Burroughs Corporation
The Burroughs Corporation was a major American manufacturer of business equipment.
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Byte
The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits.
Canadian Business
Canadian Business is the longest-publishing business magazine based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and founded in 1927.
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CD-R
CD-R (Compact disc-recordable) is a digital optical disc storage format.
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data computers can read—but not write or erase—CD-ROMs. Floppy disk and cD-ROM are rotating disc computer storage media.
CD-RW
CD-RW (Compact Disc-Rewritable) is a digital optical disc storage format introduced in 1997.
Cloud storage
Cloud storage is a model of computer data storage in which data, said to be on "the cloud", is stored remotely in logical pools and is accessible to users over a network, typically the Internet.
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Cobalt
Cobalt is a chemical element; it has symbol Co and atomic number 27.
Commodore DOS
Commodore DOS, also known as CBM DOS, is the disk operating system used with Commodore's 8-bit computers.
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Computer
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation).
Computer network
A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes.
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Computing platform
A computing platform, digital platform, or software platform is the infrastructure on which software is executed.
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Constant angular velocity
In optical storage, constant angular velocity (CAV) is a qualifier for the rated speed of any disc containing information, and may also be applied to the writing speed of recordable discs. Floppy disk and constant angular velocity are rotating disc computer storage media.
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Constant linear velocity
In optical storage, constant linear velocity (CLV) is a qualifier for the rated speed of an optical disc drive, and may also be applied to the writing speed of recordable discs. Floppy disk and constant linear velocity are rotating disc computer storage media.
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CP/M
CP/M, originally standing for Control Program/Monitor and later Control Program for Microcomputers, is a mass-market operating system created in 1974 for Intel 8080/85-based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc. CP/M is a disk operating system and its purpose is to organize files on a magnetic storage medium, and to load and run programs stored on a disk.
Cyclic redundancy check
A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is an error-detecting code commonly used in digital networks and storage devices to detect accidental changes to digital data.
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Data storage
Data storage is the recording (storing) of information (data) in a storage medium.
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Dd (Unix)
dd is a command-line utility for Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems and beyond, the primary purpose of which is to convert and copy files.
Dell
Dell Inc. is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services.
Dell Dimension
The Dell Dimension is a discontinued series of home and business desktop computers manufactured by Dell.
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Device driver
In the context of an operating system, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton.
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Differential Manchester encoding
Differential Manchester encoding (DM) is a line code in digital frequency modulation in which data and clock signals are combined to form a single two-level self-synchronizing data stream.
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Digital data
Digital data, in information theory and information systems, is information represented as a string of discrete symbols, each of which can take on one of only a finite number of values from some alphabet, such as letters or digits.
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Digital Research
Digital Research, Inc. (DR or DRI) was a privately held American software company created by Gary Kildall to market and develop his CP/M operating system and related 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit systems like MP/M, Concurrent DOS, FlexOS, Multiuser DOS, DOS Plus, DR DOS and GEM.
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Disk density
Disk density is a capacity designation on magnetic storage, usually floppy disks. Floppy disk and disk density are floppy disk computer storage.
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Disk formatting
Disk formatting is the process of preparing a data storage device such as a hard disk drive, solid-state drive, floppy disk, memory card or USB flash drive for initial use. Floppy disk and disk formatting are rotating disc computer storage media.
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Disk image
A disk image is a snapshot of a storage device's structure and data typically stored in one or more computer files on another storage device.
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Disk sector
In computer disk storage, a sector is a subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk or optical disc.
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Disk storage
Disk storage (also sometimes called drive storage) is a data storage mechanism based on a rotating disk. Floppy disk and disk storage are rotating disc computer storage media.
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Distribution Media Format
Distribution Media Format (DMF) is a format for floppy disks that Microsoft used to distribute software. Floppy disk and Distribution Media Format are floppy disk computer storage.
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Don Norman
Donald Arthur Norman (born December 25, 1935) is an American researcher, professor, and author.
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Don't Copy That Floppy
Don't Copy That Floppy was an anti-copyright infringement campaign run by the Software Publishers Association (SPA) beginning in 1992. Floppy disk and Don't Copy That Floppy are floppy disk computer storage.
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DOS
DOS is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers. Floppy disk and DOS are American inventions.
DOS Plus
DOS Plus (erroneously also known as DOS+) was the first operating system developed by Digital Research's OEM Support Group in Newbury, Berkshire, UK, first released in 1985.
Doubleday (publisher)
Doubleday is an American publishing company.
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Drive bay
A drive bay is a standard-sized area for adding hardware to a computer.
Dysan
Dysan Corporation was an American storage media manufacturing corporation, formed in 1973 in San Jose, California, by CEO and former president C. Norman Dion.
Eurogamer
Eurogamer is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network.
Famicom Disk System
The commonly shortened to the Famicom Disk System, or just Disk System, is a peripheral for Nintendo's Family Computer home video game console, released only in Japan on February 21, 1986.
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Firmware
In computing, firmware is software that provides low-level control of computing device hardware.
Floppy disk drive interface
Each generation of floppy disk drive (FDD) began with a variety of incompatible interfaces but soon evolved into one de facto standard interface for the generations of 8-inch FDDs, 5.25-inch FDDs and 3.5-inch FDDs.
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Floppy disk format
Floppy disk format and density refer to the logical and physical layout of data stored on a floppy disk. Floppy disk and floppy disk format are floppy disk computer storage.
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Floppy disk hardware emulator
A floppy disk hardware emulator or semi-virtual diskette (SVD) is a device that emulates a floppy disk drive with a solid state or network storage device that is plug compatible with the drive it replaces, similar to how solid-state drives replace mechanical hard disk drives. Floppy disk and floppy disk hardware emulator are computer storage media and floppy disk computer storage.
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Floppy disk variants
The floppy disk is a data storage and transfer medium that was ubiquitous from the mid-1970s well into the 2000s. Floppy disk and floppy disk variants are American inventions, floppy disk computer storage, legacy hardware and rotating disc computer storage media.
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Floppy-disk controller
A floppy-disk controller (FDC) is a hardware component that directs and controls reading from and writing to a computer's floppy disk drive (FDD). Floppy disk and floppy-disk controller are floppy disk computer storage.
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Floptical
Floptical refers to a type of floppy disk drive that combines magnetic and optical technologies to store data on media similar to standard -inch floppy disks. Floppy disk and Floptical are floppy disk computer storage.
Format war
A format war is a competition between similar but mutually incompatible technical standards that compete for the same market, such as for data storage devices and recording formats for electronic media.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
GitHub
GitHub is a developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage and share their code.
Government Accountability Office
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan government agency within the legislative branch that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress.
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Group coded recording
In computer science, group coded recording or group code recording (GCR) refers to several distinct but related encoding methods for representing data on magnetic media. Floppy disk and group coded recording are rotating disc computer storage media.
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Hard disk drive
A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material. Floppy disk and hard disk drive are 20th-century inventions, American inventions and rotating disc computer storage media.
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Hard sectoring
Hard sectoring in a magnetic or optical data storage device is a form of sectoring which uses a physical mark or hole in the recording medium to reference sector locations. Floppy disk and Hard sectoring are rotating disc computer storage media.
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History of the floppy disk
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a thin and flexible magnetic storage medium encased in a rectangular plastic carrier. Floppy disk and History of the floppy disk are floppy disk computer storage.
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Hole punch
A hole punch, also known as hole puncher, or paper puncher, is an office tool that is used to create holes in sheets of paper, often for the purpose of collecting the sheets in a binder or folder (such collected sheets are called loose leaves).
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Human–computer interaction
Human–computer interaction (HCI) is research in the design and the use of computer technology, which focuses on the interfaces between people (users) and computers.
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IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York and present in over 175 countries.
IBM 3740
IBM 3740 Data Entry System was a data entry system that was announced by IBM in 1973.
IBM Extended Density Format
The IBM eXtended Density Format (XDF) is a way of superformatting standard high-density 3½-inch and 5¼-inch floppy disks to larger-than-standard capacities. Floppy disk and IBM Extended Density Format are floppy disk computer storage.
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IBM PC Convertible
The IBM PC Convertible (model 5140) is a laptop computer made by IBM, first sold in April 1986.
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IBM PC DOS
IBM PC DOS (an acronym for IBM Personal Computer Disk Operating System),Formally known as "The IBM Personal Computer DOS" from versions 1.0 through 3.30, as reported in those versions' respective COMMAND.COM outputs also known as PC DOS or IBM DOS, is a discontinued disk operating system for the IBM Personal Computer, its successors, and IBM PC compatibles.
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IBM PC–compatible
IBM PC–compatible computers are technically similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT, all from computer giant IBM, that are able to use the same software and expansion cards.
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IBM Personal Computer
The IBM Personal Computer (model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC) is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible ''de facto'' standard.
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IBM Personal Computer AT
The IBM Personal Computer AT (model 5170, abbreviated as IBM AT or PC/AT) was released in 1984 as the fourth model in the IBM Personal Computer line, following the IBM PC/XT and its IBM Portable PC variant.
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IBM PS/2
The Personal System/2 or PS/2 is IBM's second generation of personal computers.
IBM RS/6000
The RISC System/6000 (RS/6000) is a family of RISC-based Unix servers, workstations and supercomputers made by IBM in the 1990s.
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IBM Series/1
The IBM Series/1 is a 16-bit minicomputer, introduced in 1976, that in many respects competed with other minicomputers of the time, such as the PDP-11 from Digital Equipment Corporation and similar offerings from Data General and HP.
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IMac G3
The iMac G3, originally released as the iMac, is a series of Macintosh personal computers that Apple Computer sold from 1998 to 2003.
Industrial robot
An industrial robot is a robot system used for manufacturing. Floppy disk and industrial robot are American inventions.
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InfoWorld
InfoWorld (IW) is an American information technology media business.
Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and incorporated in Delaware.
Interface metaphor
In user interface design, an interface metaphor is a set of user interface visuals, actions and procedures that exploit specific knowledge that users already have of other domains.
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International System of Units
The International System of Units, internationally known by the abbreviation SI (from French Système international d'unités), is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement.
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Iron oxide
Iron oxides are chemical compounds composed of iron and oxygen.
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ISO 216
ISO 216 is an international standard for paper sizes, used around the world except in North America and parts of Latin America.
Kilobit
The kilobit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage.
Kilobyte
The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.
Legacy system
In computing, a legacy system is an old method, technology, computer system, or application program, "of, relating to, or being a previous or outdated computer system", yet still in use. Floppy disk and legacy system are legacy hardware.
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LibreOffice
LibreOffice is a free and open-source office productivity software suite, a project of The Document Foundation (TDF).
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Lighting control console
A lighting control console (also called a lightboard, lighting board, or lighting desk) is an electronic device used in theatrical lighting design to control multiple stage lights at once.
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List of floppy disk formats
This is a list of different floppy disk formats. Floppy disk and list of floppy disk formats are floppy disk computer storage and legacy hardware.
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Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is an American public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Mac (computer)
Mac, short for Macintosh (its official name until 1999), is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple.
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Machine industry
The machine industry or machinery industry is a subsector of the industry, that produces and maintains machines for consumers, the industry, and most other companies in the economy.
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Macintosh 128K
The Macintosh, later rebranded as the Macintosh 128K, is the original Macintosh personal computer, from Apple.
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Macintosh External Disk Drive
The Macintosh External Disk Drive is the original model in a series of external -inch floppy disk drives manufactured and sold by Apple Computer exclusively for the Macintosh series of computers introduced in January 1984.
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Macintosh SE
The Macintosh SE is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, from March 1987 to October 1990.
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Magnetic storage
Magnetic storage or magnetic recording is the storage of data on a magnetized medium. Floppy disk and magnetic storage are American inventions and computer storage media.
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Magneto-optical drive
A magneto-optical drive is a kind of optical disc drive capable of writing and rewriting data upon a magneto-optical disc. Floppy disk and magneto-optical drive are legacy hardware.
See Floppy disk and Magneto-optical drive
Maxell
, commonly known as Maxell, is a Japanese company that manufactures consumer electronics.
Megabyte
The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.
Memorex
Memorex Corp. began as a computer tape producer and expanded to become both a consumer media supplier and a major IBM plug compatible peripheral supplier.
Memory card
A memory card is an electronic data storage device used for storing digital information, typically using flash memory.
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Microcomputer
A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer having a central processing unit (CPU) made out of a microprocessor.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft. Floppy disk and Microsoft Windows are American inventions.
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Modified frequency modulation
Modified frequency modulation (MFM) is a run-length limited (RLL) line code used to encode data on most floppy disks and some hard disk drives. Floppy disk and Modified frequency modulation are rotating disc computer storage media.
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MSX
MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983.
NeXTcube
The NeXTcube is a high-end workstation computer developed, manufactured, and sold by NeXT from 1990 to 1993.
NeXTstation
NeXTstation is a high-end workstation computer developed, manufactured and sold by NeXT from 1990 until 1993.
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Nuclear command and control
Nuclear command and control (NC2) is the command and control of nuclear weapons.
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Operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
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Optical disc
An optical disc is a flat, usuallyNon-circular optical discs exist for fashion purposes; see shaped compact disc.
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Original equipment manufacturer
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is generally perceived as a company that produces parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer.
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Paper clip
A paper clip (or paperclip) is a tool used to hold sheets of paper together, usually made of steel wire bent to a looped shape (though some are covered in plastic). Floppy disk and paper clip are American inventions.
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PC World
PC World (stylized as PCWorld) is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG.
Pearson Education
Pearson Education, known since 2011 as simply Pearson, is the educational publishing and services subsidiary of the international corporation Pearson plc.
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Personal computer
A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use. Floppy disk and personal computer are American inventions.
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Philips
Koninklijke Philips N.V., commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891.
Philips :YES
The Philips:YES was a home computer/personal computer released by Philips Austria, in 1985.
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Photoelectric sensor
A photoelectric sensor is a device used to determine the distance, absence, or presence of an object by using a light transmitter, often infrared, and a photoelectric receiver.
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Power Macintosh G3
The Power Macintosh G3 (also sold with additional software as the Macintosh Server G3) is a series of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from November 1997 to August 1999.
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Prentice Hall
Prentice Hall was a major American educational publisher.
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Radius
In classical geometry, a radius (radii or radiuses) of a circle or sphere is any of the line segments from its center to its perimeter, and in more modern usage, it is also their length.
Read-only memory
Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.
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Ring binder
Ring binders (loose leaf binders, looseleaf binders, or sometimes called files in Britain) are large folders that contain file folders or hole punched papers (called loose leaves).
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RISC OS
RISC OS is a computer operating system originally designed by Acorn Computers Ltd in Cambridge, England.
S&P Global
S&P Global Inc. (prior to April 2016 McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., and prior to 2013 The McGraw–Hill Companies, Inc.) is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City.
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Sharp Corporation
is a Japanese electronics company.
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Shugart Associates
Shugart Associates (later Shugart Corporation) was a computer peripheral manufacturer that dominated the floppy disk drive market in the late 1970s and is famous for introducing the -inch "Minifloppy" floppy disk drive.
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Skeuomorph
A skeuomorph (also spelled skiamorph) is a derivative object that retains ornamental design cues (attributes) from structures that were necessary in the original.
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Sneakernet
Sneakernet, also called sneaker net, is an informal term for the transfer of electronic information by physically moving media such as magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical discs, USB flash drives or external hard drives between computers, rather than transmitting it over a computer network.
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Soft error
In electronics and computing, a soft error is a type of error where a signal or datum is wrong.
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Sony
, formerly known as and, commonly known as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Sony HiFD
The Sony HiFD (High capacity Floppy Disk) was a high-capacity floppy disk system developed by Sony and Fujifilm and introduced in late 1998.
SuperDisk
The SuperDisk LS-120 is a high-speed, high-capacity alternative to the 90 mm (3.5 in), 1.44 MB floppy disk.
SuperDrive
SuperDrive is the product name for a floppy disk drive and later an optical disc drive made and marketed by Apple Inc. The name was initially used for what Apple called their high-density floppy disk drive, and later for the internal CD and DVD drive integrated with Apple computers. Floppy disk and SuperDrive are rotating disc computer storage media.
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The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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The Verge
The Verge is an American technology news website headquartered in Lower Manhattan, New York City and operated by Vox Media.
Usability
Usability can be described as the capacity of a system to provide a condition for its users to perform the tasks safely, effectively, and efficiently while enjoying the experience.
USB
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that allows data exchange and delivery of power between many types of electronics. Floppy disk and USB are American inventions.
USB flash drive
A flash drive (also thumb drive, memory stick, and pen drive/pendrive elsewhere) is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface.
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VGA-Copy
VGA-Copy is an MS-DOS program to copy floppy disks. Floppy disk and VGA-Copy are floppy disk computer storage.
Video Floppy
A Video Floppy is an analog recording storage medium in the form of a 2-inch magnetic floppy disk used to store still frames of composite analog video.
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Virtualization
In computing, virtualization or virtualisation in British English (sometimes abbreviated v12n, a numeronym) is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something at the same abstraction level, including virtual computer hardware platforms, storage devices, and computer network resources.
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Windows 10
Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system.
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Windows 11
Windows 11 is the latest major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, released on October 5, 2021.
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Write precompensation
Write precompensation (abbreviated WPcom in the literature) is a technical aspect of the design of hard disks, floppy disks and other digital magnetic recording devices. Floppy disk and Write precompensation are computer storage media, floppy disk computer storage and legacy hardware.
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Write protection
Write protection is any physical mechanism that prevents writing, modifying, or erasing data on a device. Floppy disk and write protection are computer storage media.
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X10 accelerated floppy drive
The X-10 Fastcache Floppy Drive was a 1996 floppy disk drive that read 3.5" floppies at ten times the speed of a standard floppy drive. Floppy disk and X10 accelerated floppy drive are legacy hardware.
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X68000
The is a home computer created by Sharp Corporation.
Zenith MinisPort
The Zenith MinisPort (styled as minisPORT) is a subnotebook based on an 80C88 CMOS CPU running at two software selectable speeds: 4.77 MHz or 8 MHz.
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Zip drive
The Zip drive is a removable floppy disk storage system that was announced by Iomega in 1994 and began shipping in March 1995. Floppy disk and Zip drive are rotating disc computer storage media.
Zone bit recording
In computer storage, zone bit recording (ZBR) is a method used by disk drives to optimise the tracks for increased data capacity. Floppy disk and zone bit recording are rotating disc computer storage media.
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2M (DOS)
2M is a DOS program by the Spanish programmer Ciriaco García de Celis.
See also
1971 in computing
- Floppy disk
- NP-completeness
- System F
1971 in technology
- Floppy disk
- HiPac
Computer storage media
- CD publishing
- Caddy (hardware)
- Cauzin Softstrip
- Content Addressable File Store
- Degaussing
- Density (computer storage)
- External storage
- Floppy disk
- Floppy disk hardware emulator
- Fuzzy bit
- GameKey
- Holographic data storage
- Hybrid drive
- LabelTag
- LightScribe
- List of Blu-ray player manufacturers
- Live File System
- Magnetic storage
- Marcel Vogel
- Native capacity
- Nimbus Data
- Open-channel SSD
- Optical disc authoring
- Optical disc recording modes
- Photon-induced electric field poling
- Portable storage device
- Punched card
- Recording format
- Regional Playback Control
- Removable media
- System Independent Data Format
- Total Hi Def
- Track (moving medium)
- Write precompensation
- Write protection
Computer-related introductions in 1971
- ALOHAnet
- B-tree
- File Transfer Protocol
- Floppy disk
- History of email
- IBM 3270
- IBM Kanji System
- Intel 4004
- Kenbak-1
- Wang 3300
- Xerox Sigma 9
Floppy disk computer storage
- 40-track mode
- Amkette
- Berg connector
- Bit nibbler
- Cromemco 4FDC
- Disk density
- Disk swapping
- Distribution Media Format
- Don't Copy That Floppy
- Fdformat
- Floppy disk
- Floppy disk format
- Floppy disk hardware emulator
- Floppy disk variants
- Floppy-disk controller
- Floptical
- History of the floppy disk
- IBM Extended Density Format
- KryoFlux
- List of floppy disk formats
- Superformatting
- VGA-Copy
- Western Digital FD1771
- Write precompensation
Legacy hardware
- AMX Mouse
- Atari joystick port
- BBC Micro expansion unit
- Bus mouse
- Cathode-ray tube
- Chinese language card
- Commodore bus
- Floppy disk
- Floppy disk variants
- Game port
- Hardcard
- IEEE 1284
- Industry Standard Architecture
- Legacy mode
- Legacy port
- Legacy system
- Legacy-free PC
- List of floppy disk formats
- LocalTalk
- Magneto-optical drive
- Model F keyboard
- Monochrome monitor
- PC speaker
- Parallel port
- Punched card
- Serial port
- USB-to-serial adapter
- Write precompensation
- X10 accelerated floppy drive
References
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