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The floppy disk was created by IBM engineers led by Alan Shugart in 1967

Flexible magnetic vinyl disks enclosed in plastic sleeves provided portable computer storage

IBM introduced the eight-inch flexible magnetic disk drive in 1971 to load software boot instructions into mainframe systems. Encased in protective plastic, the magnetic media could be inserted and removed easily. Smaller 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch microfloppy disks became the standard software distribution medium for personal computers throughout the 1980s.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Flexible magnetic vinyl disks enclosed in plastic sleeves provided portable computer storage. The figure is taken from Computer History Museum, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a technology fact?: Yes. It sits on the Technology shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.