The original 8-inch floppy disks had a storage capacity of about 80 kilobytes. However, as the technology progressed, they eventually managed to store up to 1.2 megabytes by the end of their reign.
The 8-inch would remain the norm for a few years, with storage capacity growing substantially to around 1.2 megabytes. However, the microcomputer boom was right around the corner. Floppy disks ...