The Reality of 1990s IT Security
This image highlights a nostalgic look at data storage in the 1990s, featuring a plastic case designed to hold 3.5-inch floppy disks. The case includes a physical lock and key, a common feature for office equipment at the time. While modern cybersecurity focuses on preventing remote digital intrusions, this setup represents a time when data security was primarily physical. The accompanying commentary points out that while these storage methods seem primitive by today's standards, the physical nature of the media meant that data could not be accessed or compromised by hackers over the internet, as the disks were entirely offline.
Guess what, an external drive can't be hacked either if it's not connected.
My dad used to take the key and would not let me play games until i had completed my homework. He was pissed when he found out I could pull the hinge plugs from the back and lift the lid off without the key...
I had the labels not only color coded, but additional markings as well for better overview. So I had the labels up.
I remember spending hours in cyber Cafe to download naked anime photos only to find the data corrupted on my disquette once I return home
my dad had one of those. the lock was so shit i could pick it with a clip at 5-6 years old. felt like james bond
Yall will never experience busting a nut on a loading jpeg file!
Was this the way, to store them with the metal thingy up? I did it the other way.
Just to add some context to the younger generation. it wasn't for "security" in the classical sense. It was intended mainly for Office use where colleagues would not mistake (purposely or not) your disks for theirs. At home it could be used to keep kids away from playing with the
Laugh all you want but if floppy disks were of any use you would still be using them. But 1.44MB is hillarious today
That's an ok disk box, but this? This is something very special.