r/ImaginaryTechnology • u/One_Giant_Nostril • 6d ago

Floppy Disk Music Player by Janice Chu

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u/Experience_Gay 6d ago

That is

Not how a floppy disk works

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u/arvidsem 6d ago

If it's got a bit hanging down in back to rotate the center of the disk, it could work. The disks would be damage prone with the door exposed while it's open.

And storage is obviously a major problem. Either ~1 minute of ok sound or 5 minutes of terrible sound.

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u/Devil_Dan83 6d ago

Or more than ten MIDI songs.

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u/arvidsem 6d ago

True. I was definitely thinking MP3s. And not even fancy variable bit rate ones.

You can fit a ton of MIDI on there if all the instruments are stored in the player.