As most technologies do, the floppy disc began large (8-inches) and got smaller as the years passed by and technology improved. Before near extinction in the late 1990s, the 3.5-inch disk was the ...

The first floppy disk was invented in 1967 by a team at US computing giant IBM. ... The floppy disk, while majorly antiquated, fit the bill and had its own natural security.

The floppy disk was invented in 1971, according to IBM, and gained popularity during the 1980s as the main way to store and share information and run programs.

The evolution of the floppy is the industry in microcosm. Invented by IBM in the late 1960s, the eight-inch diskette was a read-only device used to load microcode on mainframes.

The mylar-coated magnetic disks invented by IBM in 1967 have largely been consigned to museums in the developed world. They fit a mere megabyte of data — enough for a few seconds of video.

The technology world may seem to be locked in an endless cycle of renewal - but not when it comes to the floppy disk. More than 50 years after the technology was invented it has emerged that the ...

It may seem incredible, but the giant Boeing 747 is still using the old-fashioned floppy disk to update its software. And it's unlikely to change. Here's why.

The floppy disc, now a piece of security history and likely one of the few left in the world, hangs on Willems’ living room wall. “A museum offered me $1,000 for it, but I’ve decided to keep ...

Early digital cameras like the Sony Mavica used floppy disks not only as a means of storing your photos, but also for ease of use transferring off the camera.