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Brand of scotch tape called 8-11. >> it doesnt leave a residue and its very easy to apply and very easy to take off without damaging anything. >> so they used it to piece together the damaged floppy disk. to their enormous relief it was a success. >> it took some initiative and it worked. ha! >> there were lots of cheers. it was pretty cool. it was rewarding that we developed a technique that was working and we were getting data. >> what some said would cost close to $1 million had only cost $13...

And shredded them. >> they tried to get the scissors away from him. there are pieces of this disk on the floor. >> ill tell you, a couple of things go through your mind at this point. the first thing is how in the world did this man get scissors into the interview room? and secondly, how did he get the disks and do this? >> apparently, snodgrass knew the investigators had his floppy disk and he came to the interrogation prepared. >> we knew whatever was on that disk was absolutely -- should i sa...

And easy to apply and easy to take off without damaging anything. >> so they used it to piece together the damaged floppy disk. to their enormous relief it was a success. >> it took some initiative and it worked. >> it was pretty cool. it was rewarding that we developed a technique that was working and got data. >> what some said cost close to $1 million had only cost $131. >> but was this information on the disks that would implicate sergeant joe snodgrass in his wifes murder? o® credit scores...

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Get it to do anything. >> so if i type in games, hit return. error. >> error. >> this computer isnt an error. >> there was no internet back then. >> what? >> how do you like look up homework. >> but to the library. >> who wants to do that. >> they call that a floppy disk. >> it is floppy. >> yes. >> oh, i dont like it. >> it works at least. >> this is not better than floppy bird. >> i dont get it and dont get the 1970s. >> hard to believe there was no internet. iry sitting -- >> these kids are s...

X men movie. over 300 people were evacuated and luckily no one was injured. last week a similar soda pot bomb was set off in a cinaplex. old technology confuses little kids. check out what happened when they tried to use an 80s era computer. >> how do i do this? >> why does it have to make so much noise? >> there is nothing on the screen. >> doesnt look anything like what we have now. >> web sites. everything. but this thing right here has nothing! >> how to use dos? >> why is it only green an...

You know? i believe you. >> investigators were desperate to repair not only the disks but the damage to their reputations as well. >> so they collected the pieces and sent them to the u.s. militarys brand new computer forensics laboratory. >> they said youre not going to believe what happened. we were interviewing this guy he reached into a box and pulls out a diskette and starts cutting up this diskette. they are in the mail to you. im like, wow, okay. im not a magician im a computer crime inve...

[ laughter ] >> now, you see, you see, thats the problem right there. dr. phil, he keeps putting up walls and its like i try and i try but i just cant get through. >> you mean like obamacare website. >> no. no, i dont play that. yall dont even know me. i aint even from around here. >> he does a pretty good putin there. >> he does a great putin. but putin needs hbo go and then he can get the real game of thrones. >> every episode. >> earlier in the show we asked you for your best material saved o...

Video streaming service on to their platform as well. which means you dont need a box. its only available first. around 500,000 households. you have to be already having a subscription to those cable networks and to netflix as well but its a step forward and one little remote control hidden in the sofa. >> easier to find for sure. all of that good programming. andy warhol fans are getting their first look at the previously unreleased works. the warhol museum recovered a set of imagines from a ...

Signs that you love your tech too much. and if you see yourself in three of the four, im just going to tell you step away from the device. check it out, let me know what you think. some of you are very guilty of this. i was guilty of three of the four. one of viewer wrote guilty of number four. i still have some old phones and even a pager. who has a pager? i actually do on occasion use a floppy disk to boot new or sick computers. throw that stuff away. let us know what you think. head to facebo...