I was pretty up to date using 127K double-density 5.25" disks with my Atari 800XL in 1985
when did 3.4MB floppies come out? must have been late 80s? https://twitter.com/historyinmoment/status/906945675660754944 …
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In 1983, it was common to see cassette storage that stored 50K per side and transferred at 600 bits/s. Flip through: https://archive.org/details/Atari_1010_Program_Recorder_Owners_Guide_1982_Atari …
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hahaha oh GOSH I am glad I started slightly after this, with 5.25 floppies what a pain
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Yeah: "Hey let's play Temple of Apshai!" Insert cassette, listen to its bleating for 15 minutes. "Aw man, I/O error, gotta start it over."
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1.44MB in 1986. A lot slower than a HDD though.
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