2026-05-11 21:47 UTC
And here's the kicker, the Remex was first!
Bitsavers has a manual for it scanned: https://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/remex/floppy/Remex_RFD480_RFD960_Product_Reference_Manual.pdf
In the manual there is a mechanical draft, with a date barely legible, I believe 08/12/81. This most likely predates the original Sony OA-D30V drive that was made for a word processor that the was released in late 1981. So this "standard" is earlier than the Sony drives!.
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@TechTangents@dialup.space 2026-05-11 21:50
I still have no idea where this size comes from, but now I know I can stop associating it with the Sony drives. I will be continuing my quest to find more information on this unusual form factor. For now I've added this drive to my wiki so the info is in a more publicly available place: https://wiki.techtangents.net/wiki/Remex_RFD480