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Looks like the 3.5" floppies have had the hole punch treatment to increase capacity! That wasn't always great for reliability as I remember it...

• fallous 8y ago
  Um, hole punching was used on 5 1/4" and 8" floppies, not 3.5".
  • marcins 8y ago
    I guess, because technically most people used a drill for 3.5” disks.
  • rags2riches 8y ago
    Did see this photo? https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/s-l1600-5.jpg https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/s-l16...