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HiFD disk

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(HIgh Capacity Floppy Disk) A 3.5" diskette introduced in 1998 by Sony and Fuji Photo Film Company that held 200MB. HiFD drives could read and write standard 1.44MB floppy disks. Although the HiFD held 138 times as much as a floppy, it never caught on because Zip disks and CD-R technology became popular.

HiFD Cartridge
HiFD disks held 138 times as much data as a standard floppy, and the drives also supported the common 3.5" diskette.
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The new HiFD disk is compatible with the internal drive being offered by IBM as an option on selected desktop PCs, as well as the external HiFD drive now being offered by Sony.
Fujifilm HiFD-TM Disks Now Available for New Drive by Business Wire
5-inch floppy, Zip 250, Zip and HiFD disks, 4mm and 8mm data tapes, DLTtape, 1/4-inch data cartridges, rewritable magneto-optical disks and CD-Recordable and Rewritable discs.
Fujifilm Pioneers Another Leap in Data Storage: Zip 250MB Disk Made ... by Business Wire
Also, a V-lock mechanism ensures that a HiFD disk cannot be mistakenly inserted into a conventional floppy drive.
Sony Announces External High Capacity Floppy Disk Drive and Media by Business Wire
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