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B: Especially that this is what's already printed on the label.
KXA: Well, the option was called "print"...
So maybe nothing was recorded on the disk, and just the label was printed.
B: A QR code on a floppy disk.
That seems really anachronistic.
KXA: It could be worse.
B: ?
KXA: Imagine using the floppy disk as a punch card and just punching some holes in it.
B: It would become unreadable when the magnetic circle inside is rotated.
KXA: Maybe that's how you read it? Replace the magnetic head with an optical sensor and then detect the holes on a spinning disk?
B: But what about the holes which don't end up on the rotating part?
KXA: Use them for storing secret information because nobody will be able to read it!
B: Ok, that's a really silly idea.
What do we do with those disks now?


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B: Especially that this is what's already printed on the label. KXA: Well, the option was called "print"... So maybe nothing was recorded on the disk, and just the label was printed. B: A QR code on a floppy disk. That seems really anachronistic. KXA: It could be worse. B: ? KXA: Imagine using the floppy disk as a punch card and just punching some holes in it. B: It would become unreadable when the magnetic circle inside is rotated. KXA: Maybe that's how you read it? Replace the magnetic head with an optical sensor and then detect the holes on a spinning disk? B: But what about the holes which don't end up on the rotating part? KXA: Use them for storing secret information because nobody will be able to read it! B: Ok, that's a really silly idea. What do we do with those disks now? The telephone is ringing.
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