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Tom's Hardware
Tom's Hardware · 10/11/2025 14:05 EDT

Cambridge University launches project to rescue data trapped on old floppy disks

On October 9, Cambridge University Library opened its doors to anyone with an old floppy disk and a question: What’s on here?

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