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Floppy Disk Journal

Handmade writing journal made from 80s floppy disks.

Floppy Disk Journal
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Overview:

It's possible that you can write more information in these floppy disk journals than the disks could hold themselves.

Each handmade journal contains about 80 pages (with decorative border) and is made from recycled 5.25" floppy disks. The paper is acid-free and made from 30% post-consumer waste.

Features & specs:

  • Approx. 80 pages
  • Decorative borders
  • Acid-free paper
  • The game Paperboy used to fit on these. Nice.

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Store your deepest, darkest secrets...or grocery lists

The front and back covers of the Floppy Disk Journal are, as the name suggests, made from floppy disks. These are the 5.25" kind that held MS-DOS, Space Invaders, Oregon Trail, Frogger, Missile Command, SpyHunter, Q-bert, Snake, Paperboy, Ghost Busters, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Asteroids, Lunar Lander...hmmm, perhaps we're over-sharing a bit here.

Anywhoooo...it looks like we've found a good use for all of those floppy disks.

Floppy Disk Journal includes approximately 80 pages
Each journal includes approximately 80 acid-free pages.

Show off your nerdy side AND your environmental consciousness

You're not a ruthless consumer. You're a friend to Mother Nature. Show it off by taking notes at your next office meeting using the recycled paper of the Floppy Disk Journal. It'll surely catch the eye of your colleagues. When they ask about it, you can say something like, "I'm no saint, that's for sure! (laugh loudly a few times so they know you're being funny) But, I just thought I'd do my part...ya' know...for the grandkids (nod seriously a few times)." If that's too serious of an ending for you, tell a story about the last time you were dragged to Hooters.

Floppy Disk Journal is made from acid-free paper
Both the front and back cover are made from 5.25" floppy disks.

Cool facts about 5.25" floppy disks

  1. The 5.25" floppy disk was the awesome, next-generation technology that replaced the 8" floppy disk. Seriously, an 8" disk is bigger than a DVD case. That's pretty big considering it could barely hold one scandalous picture of Anna Kournikova.
  2. In addition to 5.25" and 8" disks, there were also 12", 3.5", 2", 2.5" and 3" sizes offered by many different manufacturers. None were as popular as the 5.25" or the 3.5" that succeeded it.
  3. The largest capacity 5.25" disk could hold 1,200 KB of storage. That would hold about 10 pictures from your cell phone camera. Oh, and they would take 25 minutes to copy. Nice.
  4. The technology for floppy disks was invented in 1952. It took about 25 years for a commercially viable product to hit the market. It took about 10 years for the 5.25" disk to take over the market and then become obsolete due to the 3.5" disk.

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Q: can a floppy be recycled over by writing over the data?
A: Floppy disks can be rewritten, but you'll have to have a computer that has a floppy disk drive.
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Q: is the floppy on the book usable? do you have to destroy the book to use it? what brand of floppy? how much does it hold? is their one on the back? is the floppy previously used?
A: Hi, all of the floppies are recycled and were previously used. Yes, there is a floppy on the front and back of the journal. We don't know if they're usable because they have a series of holes punched into them along the side where the binding has been added. You would have to take the journal apart (probably destroying it) in order to try to use the floppy. We think you would get more utility out of the product by using it as a journal, though.
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Q: Can they still be used... did they have data on them?
A: The disks are all recycled and some probably did have data on them. However, there are holes through the disk's outer casing and the actual disk that stores the data, so the disks are unusable and any data on them is unreadable.
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Q: Is that dragonfly adornment on each journal? I'm trying to gift this to a dude, and I don't think he'd really want dragonflies on his floppies.
A: Yes, they all have the dragonfly on the front. But really, what dude wouldn't want a DRAGONfly on his notebook? Dragons are totally manly.
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Q: Where did you guys find 5.25" floppies???? This is so awesome!
A: Well, there are lots of floppy disks that are just waiting for a new life now that no one uses them for their original purpose anymore. Some are donated to the manufacturer while others are purchased.
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Q: what if we have more floppy disks since in this notepad we need only two floppies?
A: If you have more than two floppy disks and you want to make recycled Floppy Disk Notebooks, this means you can make more than one notebook. The easy answer is to buy a Floppy Disk Notebook from Vat19 and that way you have the exact number of floppy disks needed - two!
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Q: What a waste!!! :( I hope you only used HD-Disks for this, as DD-Disks are harder to get every day! Just that you don't need Floppy discs anymore doesn't mean noone else does!
A: The disks used to make these journals are either given to the manufacturer or sold to the manufacturer instead of being thrown away. Also, these disks are typically from the 80s and 90s, and they only have a life of about 8 years of dependable use.
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Q: can you please use only HD floppys ? because the DD ones are hard to get, and you will cutof some of the source for the 8bit Computer scene. and if you handle with care you can store data 20 years =)
A: The disks used to make the Floppy Disk Journals are recycled. They are typically donated to or purchased by the manufacturer rather than being thrown away. Brand new, empty floppies are not purchased in order to make this product.
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Q: where was this item made?
A: The Floppy Disk Journals are handmade in the Pacific Northwest.
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Q: What can you tell us about the 1952 technology invention for floppy disks. E.g., the inventor's name, the nature of the invention, and a reference for more info.
A: This sounds suspiciously like homework. Perhaps you should consult Wikipedia or your local library.
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Q: what is the thing of this notebook that is not recycled?
A: The only part of the Floppy Disk Notebook that isn't recycled is the binding.
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Q: Is the spacing for the holes of the binder a standard size? I would like to recycle the floppies (again) by punching paper to replace what was used.
A: The "holes" for the binding are not made with a standard round hole punch. The Floppy Disk Journal uses comb binding. They are rectangular-shaped and are a standard size with standard spacing.
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