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Originally Posted by germansaram
Do you guys also feel old when the younger generation realizes those saving symbols actually used to exist?  |
You mean the floppy drive icon? Here are more outdated icons:
- Envelope icon for email.
- Open envelope top icon for Inbox.
- File storage box for archive folder.
- Paper airplane for Sent folder.
- Folder icon for file folders.
When I first used computers (long before the PC was introduced) there were several data storage media available before floppy disk and what we think of as hard drives were developed:
Floppy disks were introduced in the early 1970's and initially had a diameter of 8 inches. By the late 1970's the 5.25 inch diameter floppy disk was introduced. It was essentially identical to an 8 inch floppy except for the size. These were truly floppy disks in that the outer protective envelope was floppy (as well as the rotating magnetic disk). By the late 1980's the 3.5 inch floppy disk was popular. It used a hard plastic case with a metal protective slider so the user didn't actually see the floppy magnetic disk inside the casing.
Bill