I know it doesn't look like much, but see that "1.44" off to the right? That means they are high density floppies.
First Look Inside Security Unit [WSJ. Photos: Edu Bayer]
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9:01 pm Tue
Aug 30, 2011
Gaddafi's high-tech computer spying facility revealed
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