Death of the floppy.

[patio]

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[BC_Programmer]

hasn't there been at least one article a year on this since about 1998?

[soybean]

Well, Sony is ending sales in Japan; the article does not say whether Sony is ending world-wide sales.  But, the floppy still seems alive in other markets.  Staples.com shows 4 brands on their website; they are: Staples, Sony, Maxell, and Imation.

[patio]

hasn't there been at least one article a year on this since about 1998?

Yes.


 

[rthompson80819]

I think it was the thumb drive, not the CD or DVD, that finally killed the floppy.  It was convenient to transfer files onto a floppy and stick it into a shirt or jacket pocket.  You can't do that with a CD or DVD.

[Mulreay]

You can't do that with a CD or DVD.

How big are your CD's? Or how small are your pockets? 

[rthompson80819]

My Cd's are 120mm, or 4.72440 inches, and my shirt pockets are smaller than that.

Rumor was that the 3 1/2" floppy size was arrived at by making sure it would fit into the average shirt pocket.

[Salmon Trout]

It was convenient to transfer files onto a floppy and stick it into a shirt or jacket pocket.  You can't do that with a CD or DVD.

You can with 8cm CDs that have been around for years and years.

[BC_Programmer]

You can with 8cm CDs that have been around for years and years.

And you can still put them in your floppy drive, too. 

[rthompson80819]

And you can still put them in your floppy drive, too. 

I guarantee somebody, somewhere has done just that, and had a lot of fun trying to get them out.

[Geek-9pm]

And you can still put them in your floppy drive, too. 

Hey kids, don't try this at home.
He was just joking!

[blackrainbow]

hmmm maybe it is the end of flop disks.. i have not seen on for a good few years i wonder what would kill off the pen drive hmmmmm only the future will tell

[sunnysky]

I have old floppies from around 1996-97, which can hold about 3 mb of files. I know I put some files on them, but I don't remember what...I'm really curious to see what's on them.  

[Mulreay]

I have old floppies from around 1996-97, which can hold about 3 mb of files. I know I put some files on them, but I don't remember what...I'm really curious to see what's on them.  

Not sure where you got 3mb of usable files on a floppy.. mine were generally 1.44mb I have a stack of them gaining dust.
But that's me. Maybe you mean 2.88mb.

[2x3i5x]

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