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floppy disk gift labels perfect for wrapping geeky gifts

filed under: computing | geek art & craft | retro

Man, 3.5-inch disks. I still can’t believe that just a decade after the demise of the floppy, a pocket-sized iPod Nano can hold than 11,378 times more data than a single 3.5-inch disk. How far we’ve come. Still, there was something so tactile about working with floppies back in the day, so I sorta miss them…

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October 22nd, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

floppy disk coasters by supermandolini

filed under: design | just plain fun

supermandolini_soft_sector_coaster_set

Psssst. Do you remember how you had to walk a mile to school in the snow with no shoes on to use the mainframe? Ever fall asleep in class learning dbase III? Do you sometimes miss the boop bop beep bop wheeeeeee wailing of the modem?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you just might like this fun vinyl and foam soft sector coaster set from the clever folks over at supermandolini…

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February 27th, 2008 7 comments stumble it! digg it! author: thescholar

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