“Floppy disks are very reliable, very stable, a very well understood way to get information in and out of a machine,” he says.

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.

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.

Japan's digital minister wants to end the use of floppy disks, BBC News reported. Taro Kano tweeted that regulations would be changed to permit the use of online services. A government committee ...

An online merchant who runs one of the few remaining websites where you can buy floppy disks says they're still used in the medical and airline industries.

In honour of the floppy disk, MailOnline reveals the retro tech that older generations still have trouble saying goodbye to - while baffling the kids of today.

Chuck's last dance Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long Employee TikTok demos a robot show upgrade from floppy and DVD—possibly for the last time.

Japan government accepts it’s no longer the ’90s, stops requiring floppy disks Government amends 34 ordinances to no longer require diskettes.

The use of the floppy disk, which was still used in some government agencies in Japan, has now been scrapped.

It has been two decades since their heyday, but one bulk supplier of the iconic 3.5-inch floppy disk used to store data in 1990s says business is still booming.