Box of Floppy Disks

Maker and role
3M, Printing Products Division, Manufacturer
IBM, Manufacturer
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Object detail

Accession number
2020.39.5
Production period
Description
Box of 10 floppy disks.

Part One: The box itself is cream in colour with a textured surface. "IBM" is embossed in the bottom left corner. At the bottom of the case on the spine is a blue sticker with printed text that reads “2D / IBM”. Black text is also printed on the sticker and reads “P/N 6069769”. The box opens outwards from the right side to reveal the floppy disks inside.

Part Two: Black floppy disk with silver sticker in the top right corner. Black text has been printed on the sticker and reads “3M / DS, HD PC/AT COMPATIBLE / double side, high density”. The number “8812504” is impressed into the sticker.

Part Two Sleeve: Paper envelope sleeve for floppy disk. The front has “3M” printed in red on an angle in the centre. “3M” is also printed in the left-hand corner in white. The words “Worldwide Sponsor / 1988 Olympic Games / diskettes” are printed in black. On the back of the sleeve, “3M / Diskette Hotline. / 1-800-328-9438” is printed in red. The following text has also been printed on the back in black “If you have any questions / regarding proper use of your / 3M diskettes, or any diskette / technical questions, please call the 3M Diskette Hotline. You’ll get / expert diskette advice and / information, fast. / … / FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY: 3M warrants that this 3M brand diskette is free from defects in workmanship and / material for the lifetime of the diskette. If this product is found to be defective, 3M’s only obligation, and your exclu- / sive remedy, is the replacement of the diskette with another one at no charge to you: provided the diskette has not / been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, or mishandling. For replacement, send the / defective product to the Magnetic Media Division/3M, P.O. Box 709, Weatherford. OK73096-0709. / 3M SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. / Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation / or exclusion may not apply to you. / This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.”

Part Three: Black floppy disk with black sticker in the top right corner. Silver text has been printed on the sticker and reads “3M / DS, DD, RH / double side, double density / MARK / Q”. The number “8452502” is impressed into the sticker.

Part Three Sleeve: Paper envelope sleeve for floppy disk. The front has “3M” printed in red on an angle in the centre with “diskettes” printed underneath in black. On the back of the sleeve, “3M / Diskette Hotline. / 1-800-328-9438” is printed in red. The following text has also been printed on the back in black “If you have any questions / regarding proper use of your / 3M diskettes, or any diskette / technical questions, please call the 3M Diskette Hotline. You’ll get / expert diskette advice and / information, fast. / … / FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY: 3M warrants that this 3M brand diskette is free from defects in workmanship and / material for the lifetime of the diskette. If this product is found to be defective, 3M’s only obligation, and your exclu- / sive remedy, is the replacement of the diskette with another one at no charge to you: provided the diskette has not / been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, or mishandling. For replacement, send the / defective product to the Magnetic Media Division/3M, P.O. Box 709, Weatherford. OK73096-0709. / 3M SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. / Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation / or exclusion may not apply to you. / This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.”

Part Four: Black floppy disk with black sticker in the top right corner. Silver text has been printed on the sticker and reads “3M / DS, DD, RH / double side, double density / MARK / Q”. The number “8452502” is impressed into the sticker.

Part Four Sleeve: Paper envelope sleeve for floppy disk. The front has “3M” printed in red on an angle in the centre with “diskettes” printed underneath in black. On the back of the sleeve, “3M / Diskette Hotline. / 1-800-328-9438” is printed in red. The following text has also been printed on the back in black “If you have any questions / regarding proper use of your / 3M diskettes, or any diskette / technical questions, please call the 3M Diskette Hotline. You’ll get / expert diskette advice and / information, fast. / … / FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY: 3M warrants that this 3M brand diskette is free from defects in workmanship and / material for the lifetime of the diskette. If this product is found to be defective, 3M’s only obligation, and your exclu- / sive remedy, is the replacement of the diskette with another one at no charge to you: provided the diskette has not / been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, or mishandling. For replacement, send the / defective product to the Magnetic Media Division/3M, P.O. Box 709, Weatherford. OK73096-0709. / 3M SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. / Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation / or exclusion may not apply to you. / This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.”

Part Five: Black floppy disk with black sticker in the top right corner. Silver text has been printed on the sticker and reads “3M / DS, DD, RH / double side, double density / MARK / Q”. The number “8452502” is impressed into the sticker.

Part Five Sleeve: Paper envelope sleeve for floppy disk. The front has “3M” printed in red on an angle in the centre with “diskettes” printed underneath in black. On the back of the sleeve, “3M / Diskette Hotline. / 1-800-328-9438” is printed in red. The following text has also been printed on the back in black “If you have any questions / regarding proper use of your / 3M diskettes, or any diskette / technical questions, please call the 3M Diskette Hotline. You’ll get / expert diskette advice and / information, fast. / … / FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY: 3M warrants that this 3M brand diskette is free from defects in workmanship and / material for the lifetime of the diskette. If this product is found to be defective, 3M’s only obligation, and your exclu- / sive remedy, is the replacement of the diskette with another one at no charge to you: provided the diskette has not / been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, or mishandling. For replacement, send the / defective product to the Magnetic Media Division/3M, P.O. Box 709, Weatherford. OK73096-0709. / 3M SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. / Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation / or exclusion may not apply to you. / This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.”

Part Six: Black floppy disk with black sticker in the top right corner. Silver text has been printed on the sticker and reads “3M / DS, DD, RH / double side, double density / MARK / Q”. The number “8452502” is impressed into the sticker.

Part Six Sleeve: Paper envelope sleeve for floppy disk. The front has “3M” printed in red on an angle in the centre with “diskettes” printed underneath in black. On the back of the sleeve, “3M / Diskette Hotline. / 1-800-328-9438” is printed in red. The following text has also been printed on the back in black “If you have any questions / regarding proper use of your / 3M diskettes, or any diskette / technical questions, please call the 3M Diskette Hotline. You’ll get / expert diskette advice and / information, fast. / … / FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY: 3M warrants that this 3M brand diskette is free from defects in workmanship and / material for the lifetime of the diskette. If this product is found to be defective, 3M’s only obligation, and your exclu- / sive remedy, is the replacement of the diskette with another one at no charge to you: provided the diskette has not / been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, or mishandling. For replacement, send the / defective product to the Magnetic Media Division/3M, P.O. Box 709, Weatherford. OK73096-0709. / 3M SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. / Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation / or exclusion may not apply to you. / This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.”

Part Seven: Black floppy disk with black sticker in the top right corner. Silver text has been printed on the sticker and reads “3M / DS, DD, 48TPI, RH / double side, double density / 48TPI / MARK / Q”. The number “81527037” is impressed into the sticker.

Part Seven Sleeve: Paper envelope sleeve for floppy disk. The front has “3M” printed in red on an angle in the centre. “3M” is also printed in the left-hand corner in white. The words “Worldwide Sponsor / 1988 Olympic Games / diskettes” are printed in black. On the back of the sleeve, “3M / Diskette Hotline. / 1-800-328-9438” is printed in red. The following text has also been printed on the back in black “If you have any questions / regarding proper use of your / 3M diskettes, or any diskette / technical questions, please call the 3M Diskette Hotline. You’ll get / expert diskette advice and / information, fast. / … / FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY: 3M warrants that this 3M brand diskette is free from defects in workmanship and / material for the lifetime of the diskette. If this product is found to be defective, 3M’s only obligation, and your exclu- / sive remedy, is the replacement of the diskette with another one at no charge to you: provided the diskette has not / been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, or mishandling. For replacement, send the / defective product to the Magnetic Media Division/3M, P.O. Box 709, Weatherford. OK73096-0709. / 3M SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. / Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation / or exclusion may not apply to you. / This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.”

Part Eight: Black floppy disk with black sticker in the top right corner. Silver text has been printed on the sticker and reads “3M / DS, DD, 48TPI, RH / double side, double density / 48TPI / MARK / Q”. The number “81527037” is impressed into the sticker.

Part Eight Sleeve: Paper envelope sleeve for floppy disk. The front has “3M” printed in red on an angle in the centre. “3M” is also printed in the left-hand corner in white. The words “Worldwide Sponsor / 1988 Olympic Games / diskettes” are printed in black. On the back of the sleeve, “3M / Diskette Hotline. / 1-800-328-9438” is printed in red. The following text has also been printed on the back in black “If you have any questions / regarding proper use of your / 3M diskettes, or any diskette / technical questions, please call the 3M Diskette Hotline. You’ll get / expert diskette advice and / information, fast. / … / FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY: 3M warrants that this 3M brand diskette is free from defects in workmanship and / material for the lifetime of the diskette. If this product is found to be defective, 3M’s only obligation, and your exclu- / sive remedy, is the replacement of the diskette with another one at no charge to you: provided the diskette has not / been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, or mishandling. For replacement, send the / defective product to the Magnetic Media Division/3M, P.O. Box 709, Weatherford. OK73096-0709. / 3M SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. / Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation / or exclusion may not apply to you. / This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.”

Part Nine: Black floppy disk with black sticker in the top right corner. Silver text has been printed on the sticker and reads “3M / DS, DD, 48TPI, RH / double side, double density / 48TPI / MARK / Q”. The number “81527037” is impressed into the sticker.

Part Nine Sleeve: Paper envelope sleeve for floppy disk. The front has “3M” printed in red on an angle in the centre. “3M” is also printed in the left-hand corner in white. The words “Worldwide Sponsor / 1988 Olympic Games / diskettes” are printed in black. On the back of the sleeve, “3M / Diskette Hotline. / 1-800-328-9438” is printed in red. The following text has also been printed on the back in black “If you have any questions / regarding proper use of your / 3M diskettes, or any diskette / technical questions, please call the 3M Diskette Hotline. You’ll get / expert diskette advice and / information, fast. / … / FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY: 3M warrants that this 3M brand diskette is free from defects in workmanship and / material for the lifetime of the diskette. If this product is found to be defective, 3M’s only obligation, and your exclu- / sive remedy, is the replacement of the diskette with another one at no charge to you: provided the diskette has not / been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, or mishandling. For replacement, send the / defective product to the Magnetic Media Division/3M, P.O. Box 709, Weatherford. OK73096-0709. / 3M SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. / Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation / or exclusion may not apply to you. / This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.”

Part Ten: Black floppy disk with black sticker in the top right corner. Silver text has been printed on the sticker and reads “3M / DS, DD, 48TPI, RH / double side, double density / 48TPI / MARK / Q”. The number “81527037” is impressed into the sticker.

Part Ten Sleeve: Paper envelope sleeve for floppy disk. The front has “3M” printed in red on an angle in the centre. “3M” is also printed in the left-hand corner in white. The words “Worldwide Sponsor / 1988 Olympic Games / diskettes” are printed in black. On the back of the sleeve, “3M / Diskette Hotline. / 1-800-328-9438” is printed in red. The following text has also been printed on the back in black “If you have any questions / regarding proper use of your / 3M diskettes, or any diskette / technical questions, please call the 3M Diskette Hotline. You’ll get / expert diskette advice and / information, fast. / … / FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY: 3M warrants that this 3M brand diskette is free from defects in workmanship and / material for the lifetime of the diskette. If this product is found to be defective, 3M’s only obligation, and your exclu- / sive remedy, is the replacement of the diskette with another one at no charge to you: provided the diskette has not / been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, or mishandling. For replacement, send the / defective product to the Magnetic Media Division/3M, P.O. Box 709, Weatherford. OK73096-0709. / 3M SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. / Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation / or exclusion may not apply to you. / This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.”

Part Eleven: Black floppy disk with black sticker in the top right corner. Silver text has been printed on the sticker and reads “3M / DS, DD, RH / double side, double density”. The number “632108043” is impressed into the sticker.

Part Eleven Sleeve: Grey paper envelope with text printed in darker grey and red reading “data … / continuous error free data with 3M diskettes”. On the reverse is printed red text and illustrations reading “Protect / [repeated in foreign languages] / Never / [repeated in foreign languages] / 10oC-52oC / 50oF-125oF / No [repeated in foreign languages] / Insert Carefully [repeated in foreign languages] / Never / [repeated in foreign languages]”.

Part Twelve: Folded sheet with multiple labelling stickers in orange, blue, green, yellow and red. Smaller lined stickers with red text reading “box label” at top.

Part Thirteen: Sheet of ten black Write Protect Tabs. On the reverse “These black Write Protect Tabs should be used when you do not want stored infor- / mation on your disk to be changed or lost accidentally. / Simply cover the Write Enable Notch by / taking one black tab and wrapping it around / the notch. / [diagram of floppy disc] / [arrow] Write Enable Notch”.

Part Fourteen: Sealed plastic bag containing coloured labelling stickers and black Write Protect Tabs.
Marks
IBM Engraved
2D / IBM Printed
P/N 6069769 Printed
3M / DS, HD PC/AT COMPATIBLE / double side, high density Printed
3M Printed
3M Printed
Worldwide Sponsor / 1988 Olympic Games / diskettes Printed
3M / Diskette Hotline. / 1-800-328-9438 Printed
If you have any questions / regarding proper use of your / 3M diskettes, or any diskette / technical questions, please call the 3M Diskette Hotline. You’ll get / expert diskette advice and / information, fast. / … / FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY: 3M warrants that this 3M brand diskette is free from defects in workmanship and / material for the lifetime of the diskette. If this product is found to be defective, 3M’s only obligation, and your exclu- / sive remedy, is the replacement of the diskette with another one at no charge to you: provided the diskette has not / been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, or mishandling. For replacement, send the / defective product to the Magnetic Media Division/3M, P.O. Box 709, Weatherford. OK73096-0709. / 3M SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. / Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation / or exclusion may not apply to you. / This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Printed
3M / DS, DD, RH / double side, double density / MARK / Q Printed
8452502 Impressed
3M / DS, DD, 48TPI, RH / double side, double density / 48TPI / MARK / Q Printed
81527037 Impressed
3M / DS, DD, RH / double side, double density Printed
632108043 Impressed
data … / continuous error free data with 3M diskettes Printed
Protect / [repeated in foreign languages] / Never / [repeated in foreign languages] / 10oC-52oC / 50oF-125oF / No [repeated in foreign languages] / Insert Carefully [repeated in foreign languages] / Never / [repeated in foreign languages] Printed
box label Printed
These black Write Protect Tabs should be used when you do not want stored infor- / mation on your disk to be changed or lost accidentally. / Simply cover the Write Enable Notch by / taking one black tab and wrapping it around / the notch. / [diagram of floppy disc] / [arrow] Write Enable Notch Printed
Credit Line
3M, Printing Products Division et al. Box of Floppy Disks, 2020.39.5. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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