Bladskiva

Bladskiva, also known as a floppy disk or diskette, is a type of data storage device that was widely used in the 1980s and 1990s. It consists of a flexible plastic disk coated with a magnetic material, which is enclosed in a protective casing. The disk is read and written to using a read/write head, which is part of a drive mechanism.

Bladskiva comes in various sizes, with the most common being 3.5 inches and 5.25 inches. The 3.5-inch format is more compact and has a higher storage capacity compared to the 5.25-inch format. The storage capacity of bladskiva varies depending on the format and the type of encoding used. For example, a 3.5-inch disk with double-density encoding can store up to 360 kilobytes, while a high-density 3.5-inch disk can store up to 1.44 megabytes.

Bladskiva was popular due to its portability and ease of use. It allowed users to transfer data between computers and store information without the need for a permanent connection to a network or the internet. However, with the advent of more advanced storage technologies such as compact discs (CDs) and digital versatile discs (DVDs), the use of bladskiva has declined significantly. Today, it is considered an obsolete technology, but it remains an important part of computing history.