{"id":16808,"date":"2026-07-17T17:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16808"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:48:37","slug":"channel-changing-by-floppy-disk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16808","title":{"rendered":"Channel changing by floppy disk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"609\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16809\" data-id=\"16809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/07\/LBW33BZoi6FTs5Kt9Jc2fT-1200-80.jpg.webp?resize=552%2C609&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/07\/LBW33BZoi6FTs5Kt9Jc2fT-1200-80.jpg.webp?w=552&amp;ssl=1 552w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/07\/LBW33BZoi6FTs5Kt9Jc2fT-1200-80.jpg.webp?resize=245%2C270&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/07\/LBW33BZoi6FTs5Kt9Jc2fT-1200-80.jpg.webp?resize=272%2C300&amp;ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16810\" data-id=\"16810\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 422\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/07\/dCNtZz3YdvKgeinMS7KVfT-750-80.jpg.webp?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/07\/dCNtZz3YdvKgeinMS7KVfT-750-80.jpg.webp?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/07\/dCNtZz3YdvKgeinMS7KVfT-750-80.jpg.webp?resize=480%2C270&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/07\/dCNtZz3YdvKgeinMS7KVfT-750-80.jpg.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developer Mads Chr. Olesen decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/maker-stem\/microcontrollers-projects\/floppy-disk-drive-converted-into-smart-tv-remote-for-kids-devs-toddler-inserts-vividly-labeled-floppies-to-watch-his-favorite-shows\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/maker-stem\/microcontrollers-projects\/floppy-disk-drive-converted-into-smart-tv-remote-for-kids-devs-toddler-inserts-vividly-labeled-floppies-to-watch-his-favorite-shows\">give his kids a feel of nostalgia and have some control over what they were watching by creating a device that allows his kids to change channels by using floppy disks and inserting them into a floppy drive<\/a>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/floppy-disks-are-the-best-storage-media-ever-invented-dad-modder-creates-an-ingenious-tv-control-system-that-lets-toddler-select-shows-with-the-iconic-storage-device\">link 2<\/a>).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each disk features a visual label, making it clear which show will play once inserted. It replace touch screens and multi-button remotes, and the disk functions as a physical selector rather than a storage device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s did this because he&#8217;s concerned about how current smart television controls work for very young users &#8211; where combine advertisements, recommendations, and settings on the same page. This constrained interface allows better control to what his kids are exposed to and also reduces mental load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He put the code up on Github at <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mchro\/FloppyDiskCast\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mchro\/FloppyDiskCast\">FloppyDiskCast<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developer Mads Chr. Olesen decided to give his kids a feel of nostalgia and have some control over what they were watching by creating a device that allows his kids to change channels by using floppy disks and inserting them into a floppy drive. (link 2). Each disk features a visual label, making it clear which show will play once inserted. It replace touch screens and multi-button remotes, and the disk functions as a physical selector rather than a storage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16808\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4WECr-4n6","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16808"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16813,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16808\/revisions\/16813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}