DISKDRV doesn't like magnets

Like many of us at Autoblog, we're pretty sure many of you are life-long computer geeks, which means, if you're old enough, somewhere in your house is a box (or boxes) of never-to-be-used-again floppy disks. Lara Weigand saw potential in those boxes of discarded data and decided her 1998 Honda Civic could use an exterior upgrade.
After painting hundreds of 3.5" and 4.25" floppies, Weigand glued them to the car, upgrading the Honda's storage capacity by at least half a gig. Such a valuable art car needs security, so we're glad to see she write-protected most of them.
Inside, Weigand's car features a dash plastered with sheets of punch cards and windows bordered by computer keys. On the wheels are processor chips and, fittingly, the door handles are covered with ESC keys.
The license plate, of course, reads DSKDRV. Write that down and if you ever see an improper driver taking the car through some bad sectors, it means someone has performed an illegal operation and should immediately be booted.
Check out TechEBlog for more photos.
Thanks for the tip, Mikkel!
[Sources: TecheBlog, Real Change News]












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Brad 1:11PM (9/18/2007)
What a loser.
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Craig 8:16PM (9/18/2007)
I initially read the headline as DIKSDRV
After seeing the pic, my initial reading seems quite accurate...
Joqss 1:21PM (9/18/2007)
WOW!! What time do people have on there hands! http://www.myeclinic.com
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Phil L. 1:27PM (9/18/2007)
What - No 8" floppies? Yes, I'm old enough to remember - and have used - 8" floppies. A storage medium that didn't hang around very long...
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_Jon 1:28PM (9/18/2007)
4.25"??
try 5.25".
New to computers?
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Aki 1:37PM (9/18/2007)
And I see she's using double-sided 5.25" floppies, or flippies. Ah, the memories. Most of them bad (except for the ease of pirating games back then, heheh)
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Alex 2:03PM (9/18/2007)
the brakes are laser disks.
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paddy 2:08PM (9/18/2007)
Excellent use of color...nice work!
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masq 2:49PM (9/18/2007)
I wonder if I can ward of computer viruses by using The Club like she does.
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j_diesel 4:25PM (9/18/2007)
No dot matrix printed racing decals?
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Foozinator 6:17PM (9/18/2007)
One fender bender, and she could easily end up with a slipped disc...
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ericmedici 12:13AM (9/20/2007)
The funny thing is that I drove past this car on the I-5 not too long ago... How much time do people really have after work??
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