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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.
Serveal notable industries and organizations still use floppy disks, including the U.S. FAA and San Francisco's Muni Metro light railway.
Tom Persky runs floppydisk.com, a California-based online disk recycling service that takes in new and used disks before sending them onto a reliable customer base — he reckons he sells about ...
STORY: (Tim Persky, Floppy disk seller)"If you think this is old, take a look at this. This is a floppy disk from the 1970s."This man is believed to be the world's last known bulk supplier of ...
If you need to, it's entirely possible to read and write to floppy disks with a modern PC or laptop. Here's everything you need to know.
Floppy disks still fly—literally. Here’s why some airplanes in 2025 still rely on 1990s tech for navigation updates.
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 time has come to bid farewell to one of the PC's more stalwart friends - the floppy disk. Computing superstore PC World said it will no longer sell the storage devices, affectionately known as ...
STORY: (Tim Persky, Floppy disk seller)"If you think this is old, take a look at this. This is a floppy disk from the 1970s."This man is believed to be the world's last known bulk supplier of floppy ...
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.