It was 1998 and Apple had just released the iMac G3. It was a beautiful interesting computer: a sleek, all-in-one case, with something new called USB. One thing it didn't have was a floppy disk. At ...

When was the last time you had a computer with a floppy disk drive? Five years? Six? If you’re a Mac user, it could be ten years or more. Safe to say the floppy disk has been a thing of the past for ...

The New York Public Library’s digital curator of performing arts Doug Reside has posted a useful guide to recovering old data from floppy discs. The New York Public Library’s digital curator of ...

Previously unknown Andy Warhol artwork, made on a 1985 Commodore Amiga computer, was recently extracted from obsolete floppy disks. The Andy Warhol Museum said in a statement released Thursday that a ...

Call the engine room and get Scotty to the bridge: When the long-lost words of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry were found on 5.25-inch floppies—yes, floppy disks—it would take a Starfleet-level ...

I have a problem with my floppy drive: anytime it tries to access a disk in Windows 2000 the entire system crashes (ie cursor freezes, floppy disk drive light is lit and the drive itself is making ...

Throughout the history of computers, one aspect has plagued and restricted its growth more than any other: permanent storage. From the very first computers that used punched cards and tape for input ...

After more than 50 years since the first one was made, Japan has officially killed off the iconic floppy disk. According to reports, the Japanese government has scrapped all 1,034 regulations ...

Many government agencies, U.S. and international alike, have a reputation for sometimes using tools that are horribly out of date. But according to a report from a congressional watchdog agency, a ...