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Screenshot of blog.smartere.dk: Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids

Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids (blog.smartere.dk)

701 points by mchro 9 months ago | 399 comments

A personal blog post describing a DIY TV remote for kids that uses floppy disks to select what to watch, avoiding complicated remotes and auto-play apps.

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Screenshot of lanceewing.github.io: The Space Quest II Master Disk Blunder

The Space Quest II Master Disk Blunder (lanceewing.github.io)

610 points by smcameron 2 years ago | 172 comments

Lance Ewing blog post about unexpected data left on Space Quest II MS-DOS master disks that Sierra On-Line unknowingly shipped.

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#floppy-disks on Hacker News

Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids(blog.smartere.dk)

The Space Quest II Master Disk Blunder(lanceewing.github.io)

Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids (blog.smartere.dk)

The Space Quest II Master Disk Blunder (lanceewing.github.io)