A surprising number of industries, from embroidery to aviation, still use floppy disks. But the supply is finally running out.

Floppy disks may seem anachronistic to most people, but in the underground electronic music scene, they've remained quite relevant. Here's why.

No, really! Floppy drives still live on in many surprising places, and not just the homes of die-hard techies.

Floppy disks, once the pinnacle of portable data storage, have been obsolete for decades. When I first began writing about hardware and software for PC Home magazine in the UK, I used to hand my ...

Japan won its ‘war’ on floppy disks, but its love of archaic tech lingers Japan has long been known for innovation, but experts say the nation’s lasting embrace of outdated hardware may have ...

Flop rock: inside the underground floppy disk music scene Floppy disks are facing extinction, but musicians are still pumping out DIY music projects.

They may have barely enough capacity to store a modern smart phone picture, but some people still love using this technology from the 1980s.

Floppies may be big in Japan, but nostalgic and/or needful Stateside floppy enthusiasts needn’t fret — just use AOL keyword point that browser toward floppydisk.com. There, you can buy … ...

The hand-sized, square-shaped data storage item, along with similar devices including the CD or even lesser-known mini disk, are still required for some 1,900 government procedures and must go ...

Disc often refers to a music CD or even a DVD because of the French term "discotheque." Disk, on the other hand, refers to computer disks and HDDs.

Why the floppy disk just won’t die A surprising number of industries, from embroidery to aviation, still use floppies.

Floppy disks, once the pinnacle of portable data storage, have been obsolete for decades. When I first began writing about hardware and software for PC Home magazine in the UK, I used to hand my ...