Uma u-talludite, njengoba kunjalo kimi, cishe kungenzeka ukuthi udlule esikhathini samadiski e-floppy angu-3,5-intshi (angene esikhundleni samandla amancane ayi-5 1/4), uhlelo olujwayelekile lokugcina phakathi kwabantu abafayo ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-90, lapho kaningi, ungenza imbobo ngezansi ukuguqula i-DD ibe yi-HD.
I-Apple ibilokhu ingenye yezinkampani zokuqala ukuqeda amayunithi okugcina kumakhompyutha ayo, umkhuba owamukelwe kancane kancane ngumncintiswano. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, inkampani yeRR Auction izothengisa endalini okuqoqekayo okusha: i-floppy disk, i-SD ngasendleleni, isayinwe nguSteve Jobs futhi iqukethe ikhophi ye-Macintosh System Tool.
Uma sibheka ukuthi uSteve Jobs wayemathintanyawo ukusayina imikhiqizo eyenziwe yinkampani yakhe, ethi imikhiqizo yenkampani kwakungeyona eyakhe kodwa yeqembu lonke, ngokunengqondo, intengo yale nto akuyona into ebingaba nayo emakethe ngaphandle kwesiginesha.
Isenzo seRR silinganisela lokho Intengo le nto engayifinyelela icishe ibe ngu- $ 7.500. I-floppy isesimweni esihle, futhi ukusayinwa kukaJob kufiphele kancane, kepha kuqinisekiswe yile nkampani yendali. Amadiski e-Floppy angaleso sikhathi, ikakhulukazi ama-double-density ones, ayebucayi kakhulu ngakho-ke cishe ngeke asebenze.
Ngemininingwane yebhidi akushiwo ukuthi i-floppy empeleni inalo yini ulwazi olukhonjiswe kusitika negama lesicelo. Kepha okubaluleke kakhulu ngale nto yabaqoqi be-Apple ukuthi idlule ezandleni zabo futhi yasayinwa. Indali ye-floppy disk esayinwe nguSteve Jobs izophela ngoDisemba 3 ngo-7: 00 ET.
