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IBM develops read-only 80KB floppy disk drive
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Sony introduces the first 3 ½-inch floppy drives
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IBM makes high density (1.2MB) floppy disk
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IBM introduces the 3-1/2 inch floppy disk (1.44MB)
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Compact Disc-ReWritable (CD-RW)
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Period: to
high schoolers born
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Floppy Disks stop being manufactured (Sony was the last to make them)