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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

Cars That Think

If you ask the average person what the company 3M does, odds are if they have a few gray hairs hanging out on their scalp, they might say that the company makes floppy disks. A number of years ago, back when I lived in Milwaukee, I found a couple of blank reel-to-reel tapes created by 3M using the Scotch name.

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Jim Wangers, the Godfather of the GTO, useless at 96

Baua Electric

Wangers took it as an indication and attempted his hand working a automobile dealership in Milwaukee. After all, his status comes from being the Godfather of the GTO, however there’s so a lot more to the person who trustworthy nearly 60 years to the automobile business, automobile pastime and philanthropy.

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