The 8-inch floppy disk is to computers what the hand crank starter is to automobiles—a relic of the past, existing in museums, black-and-white photos and maybe your grandfather’s basement. They’re the ...

When you hear the phrase “floppy disk,” your mind (assuming you’re of a certain age) flashes back to those ubiquitous 3.5-inch versions that were AOL’s Johnny Appleseed in the mid-1990s, spreading ...

With the introduction of USB drives, the floppy disc has become pretty redundant. I didn’t even know that they were still being manufactured and sold. Sony has been continuing to make and sell floppy ...

used 8-inch floppy disks to control the operational functions of the United States’ nuclear arsenal — until now. This past June, the Air Force replaced the floppy disk with a new “highly secure solid ...

The German Navy is working on modernizing its Brandenburg-class F123 frigates, which means ending their reliance on 8-inch floppy disks. Earlier this month, Augen geradeaus! spotted a tender for ...

About a week ago, Linus Torvalds made a software commit which has an air about it of the end of an era. The code in question contains a few patches to the driver for native floppy disc controllers.

While even children are on the fast track of the digital revolution, there’s one extremely important corner of the U.S. that’s stuck somewhere in the 1970s — the U.S. Department of Defense. A new ...

Does anyone know how I can get data off vintage 8" floppy disks. I have the disks and an external drive. I tried it on a 386 with no success. I suspect I will need to run it on an old 8088, but am not ...

According to a tender document from the German Navy, the Navy is seeking developers to develop a 'floppy disk replacement emulation system.' The challenge is to design a modern system that is fully ...

America's nuclear arsenal is still controlled by an ancient computer system that takes 8-inch floppy disks, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The title of the report ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. The US Defense Department has finally ended the use of 8-inch ...