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Floppy Disks: How To Give Them New Life

First Posted: 04/10/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:25 PM ET

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Mother Jones:

Remember floppy disks? I, for one, have not forgotten them. That's probably because I have about 50 collecting dust in an old box that hails from the '90s. Randy Safaran, author of a new book called 62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer (and Other Discarded Electronics), says it's time for me to let go.

Luckily for me, Safaran has an idea for how to give my disks new life: Turn them into a wall display for photos and postcards. Here's how.

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HUFFPOST COMMUNITY MODERATOR
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Just an average Man of Bronze
2172 Fans
10:32 AM on 02/09/2010
Instead of re-painting that VW Minibus, hot-glue those old flippies to the outside

Recycle, reuse, reincarnate...
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07:15 AM on 02/09/2010
It cant hold a candle to my aol cd xmas tree.
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04:33 AM on 02/09/2010
Great way to dispose of garbage ... nail it to the wall. I think I'll display some floppy disks right next to that batch of dryer lint and the hair I pulled out of the drain ...
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"Yes indeed, here we are."
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01:12 PM on 02/08/2010
Yeah. That'll look great on the wall in Mom's basement.
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