8 inch disks

The first generation of floppy disk – still in use on some specialist machines.

Used for:

Code Driven Typesetting Systems
Examples: Alphatype; AM Compset; Berthold; Compugrahic; Linotype; Scantext.

Mini Computers and Small Mainframes
Examples: Unix; DEC; IBM; ICL.

Standalone and Word Processors
Examples: AES; DECmate; Diamond; Hewlett Packard; Olivetti; Tandy; Texas Instruments; Triumph Adler; Wang; Xerox.

Various types of disk – single sided, double sided, single and double density, hard and soft sectored. Various operating systems.