Removable disks that use a technology similar to floppy disks, but provide a considerable increase in capacity over the standard 1.44MB medium. See Zip disk, LS-120 and HiFD disk.
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
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- Apple's early days: Documents on displayvery coolI remember in the early 80s Apple was going to buy open space for their employees to play in, a friend working there wanted me to apply. A few years later they were almost bankrupt thanks to Sculley.5 grand for the Lisa!Forgot about that...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
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- Blog posts 2009-06-02
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- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- Credit-Card-Crusher 113.214a (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-05-02
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- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
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- Discussion threads 2009-01-04
- A simple sociological experiment
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- Discussion threads 2009-01-03
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- Passmark PerformanceTest is a software tool that allows everybody to quickly assess the performance of his or her computer and compare it to a number of standard 'baseline' computer systems. This program is a little difference to another benchmark programs because it designed to be small enough that it's possible...
- Software downloads 2008-12-02
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- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
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- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
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- Software downloads 2008-08-28
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
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- Blog posts 2008-06-03
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- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- RescuePro Deluxe 4.2 (Windows)
- RescuePro Deluxe is an easy-to-use application that recovers images, movies, sound files, documents, mail, videos, music and more. Recover data even if files were deleted, lost, corrupted or formatted. The wizard driven, user-friendly graphic interface makes it easy to recover your files with just a few mouse clicks. This software...
- Software downloads 2008-04-19
- Fujitsu LifeBook P1620 - Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2 GHz - 8.9" TFT
- The Fujitsu LifeBook P1620 sits somewhere between the ultraportable and UMPC camps, combining a 9-inch convertible tablet display (which rotates both ways--a tablet rarity) with a decent-size keyboard and business-friendly security features, including an embedded TPM Trusted Platform Module chip. Naturally, there are compromises to be found in such a...
- Product reviews 2008-03-26
- Dr. Bott T3 USB 2.0 hub
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- Blog posts 2008-03-21
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- Blog posts 2008-03-04
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