etsy.com - 1/1/2009
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Four floppy disks have been reproduced in felt form and hand sewn for use as a coaster or to display in your home, office or dorm room. Available in the following colors: -Black -Blue -Brown -Deep Purple -Forest Green -Fuchsia -Green -Kelly Green -Orange -Orange Spice -Orchid -Pirate Green -Red ...
ohgizmo.com - 1/1/2009
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By Luke Anderson I started my computing days
at the very end of the original floppy disk
era. My grandpa had an old DOS machine with a few games on 5.25-inch floppies, and the school computers still used them for a bit. However, kids these days ...
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Floppy Disks Finally Become Useful Again
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... your kids’ friends), then check out these Floppy Disk Coasters.
The amazing thing about these coasters is that they will actually store data more reliably than a real 5.25-inch floppy (zing!). Well, I suppose if you condense your data into a liquid form, these would hold it pretty well. These are made from EcoSpun felt, which is made from recycled plastic bottles. You can get a set of four with a storage case for $28. You can even choose from 17 different colors.
[ Etsy ] VIA [ Technabob ]
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Floppy disk-shaped coaster
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... computing at earlier time.
If you wanna educate your kids what a floppy disk is and how it looks like, the Floppy Disk Coasters shall be a good set to be used in your living space to let the younger generations know that such a storage device had ever existed before.
These Floppy Disk Coasters are made from recycled plastic bottles. A set of four that comes with a storage case costs you only $28. You have 17 different colors to choose from.
Buy online, Etsy, $28
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