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Floppy disk fever : the curious afterlives of a flexible medium  Cover Image Book Book

Floppy disk fever : the curious afterlives of a flexible medium / text, Niek Hilkmann ; design, Thomas Walskaar ; foreword, Lori Emerson ; media glossary, Jason Curtis.

Hilkmann, Niek. (Author). Walskaar, Thomas. (Added Author). Emerson, Lori. (Added Author). Curtis, Jason. (Added Author).

Summary:

Floppy Disk Fever is a book that explores the curious afterlives of the floppy disk in the twenty-first century. It refloects on notions of obsolescence, media preservation and nostalgia, and challenges these by interviewing those involved with medium today. From floppy filmmakers to floppy painters and beyond; what drives people to continue working with a peic e of technology that is typically deemed obsolete? What challenges and affordances does it provide: And what does the future hold in store for the familiar black square?

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  • ISBN: 9493148866
  • ISBN: 9789493148864
  • Physical Description: 138 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 21 cm.
  • Publisher: Eindhoven : ONOMATOPEE 197, [2022?]
Subject: Floppy disks > Preservation.
Floppy disks > Influence.
Floppy disks > 21st century.
Information technology > Influence.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Emily Carr University of Art + Design TK7887.8 .D37 H55 2022 (Text) 30244111 Book Volume hold Available -


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