Understanding Floppy Disks.

Valentine, Pamela

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ERIC Number: EJ226853

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Publication Date: 1980

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Understanding Floppy Disks.

Valentine, Pamela

onComputing, v2 n1 p8-15 Sum 1980

The author describes the floppy disk with an analogy to the phonograph record, and discusses the advantages, disadvantages, and capabilities of hard-sectored and soft-sectored floppy disks. She concludes that, at present, the floppy disk will continue to be the primary choice of personal computer manufacturers and their customers. (KC)

Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Computers, Data Processing, Electronic Equipment, Electronics Industry, Futures (of Society), Information Storage, Input Output Devices, Technological Advancement

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