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Retro data preservation project flips anti-piracy slogan to 'Copy That Floppy!'

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The Future Nostalgia Project, supported by Cambridge University Library, is encouraging individuals to preserve their old floppy disks. This initiative cleverly recontextualizes the 1990s 'Don't Copy That Floppy' anti-piracy campaign to promote data archiving. The project provides a detailed guide on how to save data from various types of floppy disks, addressing the challenges of degrading media and obsolete hardware. AI

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Retro data preservation project flips anti-piracy slogan to 'Copy That Floppy!'

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Future Nostalgia Project asks retro hoarders to ‘Copy That Floppy!’ — flips the early 1990s anti-piracy campaign on its head to encourage budding archivists

    Flipping the infamous early 1990s anti-piracy campaign messaging on its head, the Future Nostalgia Project is asking retro hoarders to Copy That Floppy!

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Future Nostalgia Project asks retro hoarders to ‘Copy That Floppy!’ — flips the early 1990s anti-piracy campaign on its head to encourage budding archivists Fli

    Future Nostalgia Project asks retro hoarders to ‘Copy That Floppy!’ — flips the early 1990s anti-piracy campaign on its head to encourage budding archivists Flipping the infamous early 1990s anti-piracy campaign messaging on its head, the Future Nostalgia Project is asking retro …

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