Ars Technica

Floppy Disk Controller Card Problems

I have an old dual pentium pro machine, when i put it together i couldn't get it to boot from a floppy no matter what i did in the bios or what floppy disk i used. i tried 3 different floppy drives ...
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Floppy disk pre-paid cash card launched in Taiwan — NFC payment method 'only has a card function' warns supplier, so keep it out of your FDD

Taiwan’s iPass has released a new custom payment card that looks just like a Floppy Disk. Available in limited quantities starting from Christmas Eve, these portable magnetic storage media from a ...
Gizmodo

Just You Try and Stick a Floppy Disk Into This Atari MicroSD Card Reader

Made using a 3D printer, this microSD card reader resembles an Atari 810 floppy disk drive, and can transfer data from 8GB cards to the old Atari it’s hooked up to. Moore’s Law at work? [Rossum via ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

The floppy disk patent was granted today in 1972 — when 80KB took up 8 inches and were really floppy

The patent application for the floppy disk was granted to two IBM engineers on this day in 1972.
Ars Technica

FS: LiveDrive IR, laptop zip drive, 300W PS, floppy, misc pci cards, fans, etc

<B>$20</B> Antec PP300XP - 300W power supply <B>SOLD</B><BR><BR><B>$7</B> 3.5" NEC floppy drive - beige<BR><BR><B>$20</B> LiveDrive IR - beige with remote<BR><BR><B ...