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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Because those little metal things stick together and could ruin the disk when you accidentally snag it. This way, you could see how they are against each other and not snag them.

[-] SouthFresh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

And just have to pull all of them out to get the right one, right?

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

You'd browse through them like a rolodex. The disks can tilt forward in the box to make that easier.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

That really depended on how full it was, yeah?

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

As long as you don't go over the max, it works.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago
[-] SouthFresh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Just checking.... color code on the labels? The labels that are on the bottom?

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago
[-] tomenzgg@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

I remember my dad getting a pack of colored floppies and (~)11-year-old me being estatic at the cool colors.

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