Board:   [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help
Subject: Re: 3.5 Floppies
From:    MIKE POWELL
Date:    Sat Feb 28, 2026 08:39

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> PF>> The oldest thing I ever maintained at work was a Northern Telecom PBX
>   >> from the mid-70s, andit took 5 1/4" floppies.
>
> I was going to question if 5 1/4" floppies even existed in the 70's
> but apparently the first ones came out in 1976 from a company named
> Shugart..

Interesting.  I had no clue when they came out.

Mike
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