Post B0FMNR8idjrPMnPIpM by seanwbruno@infosec.exchange
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 (DIR) Post #B0FMNR8idjrPMnPIpM by seanwbruno@infosec.exchange
       2025-11-14T18:36:06Z
       
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       In the "filesystems and I/O" portion of my Operating Systems course in college today.  Brought some floppy disks in to help understanding storage system history and the archaic methods for data organization:  tracks, sectors, partitions, etc.I was surprised at how much the disks were investigated and examined by the students and how much curiosity was expressed.  We almost had to suppress questions to get to the course material.I think this is instructive.  I'll try and incorporate some kind of tactile thing this spring when I'm teaching.#retrocomputing #teaching
       
 (DIR) Post #B0FMNSYzLYT3mYhnPc by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2025-11-14T20:04:24Z
       
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       @seanwbruno Computing has lost its physicality, which tied it to the world. No, I don't want any of that stuff back! But there was some satisfaction in tactility. Bring in a dot matrix printer! Lol.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0FMNWpnT0I11qbHAO by seanwbruno@infosec.exchange
       2025-11-14T18:39:06Z
       
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       Explaining:  load "*",8,1 to students I think broke their brains.Showing them the printed out directory listing that came with one disk, priceless.Explaining read-write notches and flipping disks over to gain a "Free" disk.#retrocomputing