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Into The Bit Bucket With Thee (lemmus.org)
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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

From left to right:

5.25 in (130mm) and 3.5 in (90mm}

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk

VHS tape

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS

Compact Cassette

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_tape

Open-reel magnetic tape (as opposed to a cartridge or cassette)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9-track_tape

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic-tape_data_storage

Punched card

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_card

See also:

108 Rare and Bizarre Media Types - The8BitGuy (much has been forgotten)

Bird Song

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Your floppies go 8 inch to 5 inch to 3 inch. You got three of them, not two

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that's the picture that Wikipedia has.