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.

Invented back in 1971, the floppy disk is remembered as one of the most iconic and reliable disk storage solutions. Specifically, it was the 3.5-inch floppy that became a literal icon, ...

The floppy disk itself is made of foam board, and everything is encased in a picture frame. ... And you know the PCBs have floppy details silkscreened on the back.

Way back in ancient times, i.e. the '70s and '80s, the floppy disk was a major player in the world of digital storage. And you might be surprised to learn just how prominent the format still is in ...

Even some city transport systems run on them. And while these users are slowly dying out, a handful cling on, despite the fact that the last brand new floppy disk manufactured by Sony was back in ...

As a storage medium, floppy disk technology dates back over 50 years. Sony introduced 3.5-inch floppy disks in 1983, and they typically store a mere 1.44 megabytes of data in their most popular ...

Coonrod inserts a 3.5-inch floppy disk—which can hold 1.44 MB of data—that reads "Chuck E. Cheese Evergreen Show 2023" on a ... the culmination of a robotic legacy that stretches back to 1977.

Back when Necaise’s Tajima machine was made, ... At least one type of floppy disk, the ancient 8-inch introduced by IBM in 1971, seems on the verge of extinction.

Floppy disk music arguably peaked in the 2010s, but in the 2020s, it’s still going strong; Discogs.com shows a healthy 500-plus floppy releases in the 2020 category, which is more than the ...

And while these users are slowly dying out, a handful cling on, despite the fact that the last brand new floppy disk manufactured by Sony was back in 2011. No-one makes them anymore, ...