If you're like most people, you probably haven't thought about the humble floppy disk in decades. But they're not totally ...

You absolutely could not expect a floppy disk from one type of computer to work in another. That is, unless you had a magical three-format disk, as [RobSmithDev] explains. The tri-format disk was ...

Way back in ancient times, i.e. the '70s and '80s, the floppy disk was a major player in the world of digital storage. And you might be surprised to learn just how prominent the format still is in ...

Although no longer "floppy," this format became the standard for floppy disks. Its popularity lasted well into the 1990s, solidifying the floppy disk's position as a ubiquitous storage medium.

If you are planning a flight to the USA in the near future, you should know this: Without Windows 95 and floppy discs, many ...

A floppy disk might seem like a thing of the past, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still uses them to manage flight. Here's why.

Floppy disks or diskettes emerged around 1970 and, for a good three decades or so, ... The format, the medium itself, has unique attributes that set it apart. For some applications, ...

More than 10 years ago, Windisch wanted to release his own noise music project, Eoforwine, in an “extreme” format. “I found some sealed packages [of floppy disks] in the attic at our old ...

Until 2019, the computer system that controlled the USA’s nuclear arsenal famously relied on eight-inch floppy disks, a format you probably have to be in your fifties to have ever laid eyes on.

San Francisco transit officials have approved a $212 million overhaul of its aging train control system — which for decades has run on data stored by floppy disks. The Municipal Transportation ...