Floppy and USB Timeline

By timothy.alves

  • First floppy disk

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    Floppy and USB timeline

  • 8-inch, 1-sided, single-density Floppy Drive

    The floppy drive 8-inch, 1-sided, single-density was made in 1973 and was 250K large.

  • 8-inch, 2-sided, double-density Floppy Disk

    Floppy drive 8-inches, 2-sided, and double-density came out in 1977 and was 1.2 MB larger.

  • 5.25-inch, 2-sided, 15-sector Floppy Drive

    The 5.25-inch, 2-sided, 15-sector floppy drive came out in 1982 and was 1.2MB large.

  • 5.25-inch, 2-sided, 9-sector Floppy Drive

    Floppy drive 5.25-inch, 2-sided, 9-sector came out in 1983 and was 360K

  • 5.25-inch, 1-sided, 9-sector Folppy Disk

    The floppy disk 5.25-inch, 1-sided, 9-sector was created in 1983 and was 180K.

  • 3.5-inch, 2-sided, 9-sector Floppy Drive

    The 3.5-inch, 2-sided, 9-sector floppy drive came out in 1984 and held 720k.

  • First 1.2-inch Dual Sided Floppy Disk

    In 1984, IBM introduced the 1.2 MB dual sided floppy disk along with its AT model.
    1.2 MB 8-inch, 2-sided, double-density

  • 3.5-inch, 2-sided, 36-sector Floppy Disk

    The 3.5-inch, 2-sided, 36-sector floppy drive came out in 1987 and held 2.88MB

  • 3.5-inch, 2-sided, 18-sector Floppy Disk

    The 3½-inch-wide floppy drive arrived in 1987 and stored 1.44 MB.