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Invention of the Floppy

By , About.com GuideJanuary 6, 2004

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In 1971, IBM introduced the first "memory disk", as it was called then, or the "floppy disk" as it is known today. The first floppy was an 8" plastic disk coated with magnetic iron oxide; data was written to and read from the disk's surface. The nickname "floppy" came from its flexibility.
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August 11, 2006 at 5:46 pm
(1) Robert Deming says:

Is was invented by Yoshiro Nakamatsu in 1950.

September 4, 2010 at 10:28 pm
(2) Hamid Kaashif says:

I guess it’s Alan Shugart.

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