> Transferring data meant either a stack of floppies, Not often. Usually one floppy (maybe two) would suffice: programs and data were proportionally smaller.

> Transferring data meant either a stack of floppies, Not often. Usually one floppy (maybe two) would suffice: programs and data were proportionally smaller. And if you had two floppy drives, as many computers did, this was no big deal. The only time you needed "a stack of floppies" or LapLink is when you wanted to backhp or transfer an entire hard disk.