News 12th April: Coding in the 80s, flaws in the open, and the floppy Jonathan

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The Apple Jonathan: A Very 1980s Concept Computer That Never Shipped

A render of the Apple Jonathan

Modular devices have long been a dream never realised, and even Apple attempted one way back when. It’s wonderfully blocky and large, but conceptually amazing.

The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

3M floppy disks

Forgotten by many of us, some people still use floppy disks or have only just stopped using them. This story isn’t about the history of the device but about the history of one company’s large history with the product.

Coding like it’s the 1980s