One of the earliest consumer internet options, AOL’s dial-up service was once the most common way for people to access the early web.
One of the earliest consumer internet options, AOL’s dial-up service was once the most common way for people to access the early web.
But they were 720k. Barely usable
They were free and not everything needs 1.44MB.
You could punch a hole in the corner and double the capacity 😁
You couldn’t flip a 3.5in floppy
You didn’t need to flip it, 3.5" readers could already read both sides, but the hole or lack of is what told them whether both sides were available. I’ve done it myself.
https://www.webcommand.net/index.php/2019/07/31/does-anyone-remember-the-floppy-disk-punch-notcher/