ericwin@opti755
os
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS · x86_64
host
Dell OptiPlex 755 (2007)
kernel
6.8.0-136-generic
disk
/dev/fd0 · FAT12 · 1.44 MB · 80×2×18
serve
Apache + CGI · page cache defeated
why
every visit is one real head seek
Idle
no cache
no cdn
spinning rust
ericwin@opti755:/mnt/floppy$
cat content.txt
awaiting read...
each press moves the head — no cache, no CDN
Read Statistics
last read -- UTC
--
Physical Reads
completed ops against /dev/fd0
Sectors
--
× 512 bytes
Data Read
--
kilobytes
Time in I/O
--
milliseconds
Writes
--
completed ops
Sec. Written
--
× 512 bytes
Disk Capacity
/dev/fd0 · FAT12 · 1.44 MB
used --
free --
total --
--% full
Read Latency
last 30 reads · wall-clock ms
no reads yet
min -- ms
max -- ms
avg -- ms
last -- ms
Disk Surface
80 cylinders · 2 heads · 18 sectors/track
reading
-- at
--
· LBA --
rotation
copy --
— 8 copies scattered across the disk, never the same one twice running
head travel
-- cylinders
since the last read — the seek IS the read
track size
-- bytes — the driver
buffers exactly one, so landing on a new track forces real media access
content copies (8)
current read
ew-floppy-pixle.png
unwritten
Event Log
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