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gloriouscow@gloriouscow@oldbytes.space
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a vector illustration of a high density 3.5" floppy, labelled "Smell Blaster Drivers and Utilities" (C) 1994 Crusty Labs
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gloriouscow@gloriouscow@oldbytes.space
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Another disk labelled "Totally Real Pony - Warning: A Pony is a Big Responsibility" (C) 1996 PonyWorx Inc"
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gloriouscow@gloriouscow@oldbytes.space
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they didn't tell you that you needed a PonyPrinter

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gloriouscow@gloriouscow@oldbytes.space
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We were always running out of Magenta

another disk labelled "CRT REFILL: CYAN (C) 1993 NEC"
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gloriouscow@gloriouscow@oldbytes.space
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someone in the last thread commented that the labels are upside down.

I've seen plenty of examples of labels oriented either way

I always put them in the storage case with the shutter down, so this is what i consider 'up'. Fight me

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prozacchiwawa@prozacchiwawa@functional.cafe
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@gloriouscow for some reason yellow was always on sale even if I needed to refill black

Pile of yellow 3.5 inch diskettes.
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Retrofan 64@retrofan64@oldbytes.space
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@gloriouscow it's also how I recall commercial software oriented the labels, if that helps validate.

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gloriouscow@gloriouscow@oldbytes.space
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@retrofan64

even MS wasn't consistent about it

two photos of Microsoft Windows install disks, with labels oriented in different directions
https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/which-way-should-3-5-floppy-disk-labels-go-up-or-down.69768/
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RyeNCode 🇨🇦@RyeNCode@mstdn.ca
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@gloriouscow @retrofan64
I vote for 90⁰ either way.

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