stackyFACTSThe thumb drive was born purely out of rage at fragile magnetic film.
The thumb drive was born purely out of rage at fragile magnetic film. By the late 90s, floppy disks were notoriously unreliable; breathing on one too hard could corrupt a week's worth of homework. In 1999, an Israeli company called M-Systems patented the 'DiskOnKey,' utilizing flash memory connected to the emerging USB standard. It had no moving parts, didn't require external power, and wouldn't erase your thesis just because you accidentally set it near a household magnet.
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