Floppy disks may seem like a relic from an ancient time of computers but there are still places and even governments in the world that still use them to run its most basic functions. Japan is no ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s government has finally eliminated the use of floppy disks in all its systems, two decades since their heyday, reaching a long-awaited milestone in a campaign to modernise the ...

The Japanese government has followed through on its promises of removing 1.44MB floppy disks from operating in government computer systems. In a new report from Reuters, we're learning that Digital ...

The journey of the government of Japan towards a digital future is now without floppy disks. As the country's Digital Agency completes its overhaul of outdated systems, the last remaining link to ...

When I first started selling storage, 14" disk drives were all the rage. Then came 9", 8", 5.25" and then 3.5" drives - where we've been stuck for the last 15 years - even though they have gotten ...

In a nutshell: Ken Shirriff is an IC reverse engineering enthusiast who enjoys restoring vintage computers and devices. While repairing an 8-inch HP floppy drive, the computer historian discovered an ...