Floppy Disks Get 2nd Life at California Warehouse

In the 1990s, 3.5-inch floppy disks were used to store data

Floppy disks have the characteristic of not being hackable

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A wholesale supplier says the floppy disk business is still booming

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California-based online disk recycling service floppydisk.com sells 500 disks daily

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Tom Persky runs falloppisk.com

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He also has an 8-inch floppy disk in his warehouse

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An old storage medium - labeled as the 1960s John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon US presidential debates

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Their warehouse is filled with green, orange, blue, yellow, or black discs

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Today, floppy disks are used in embroidery, tool, and dye, and in the airline industry

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In the 1990s, 3.5-inch floppy disks were used to store data

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Floppy disks have the characteristic of not being hackable

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A wholesale supplier says the floppy disk business is still booming

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California-based online disk recycling service floppydisk.com sells 500 disks daily

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Tom Persky runs falloppisk.com

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He also has an 8-inch floppy disk in his warehouse

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An old storage medium - labeled as the 1960s John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon US presidential debates

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Their warehouse is filled with green, orange, blue, yellow, or black discs

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Today, floppy disks are used in embroidery, tool, and dye, and in the airline industry

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