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May 6, 2010

40 ways we still use floppy disks

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 12:15 am

by BBC Magazine

Floppy disks: headed for the museum, or treasured home for your data? When Sony said this week it was halting the production of floppy disks, the Magazine set out to discover who still buys and uses this anachronistic computer storage medium. Would you believe floppies keep many jet airplanes in the air? More than 1,000 readers e-mailed in response to the Magazine’s request to explain their attachment to the once universally popular 3.5″ diskettes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8651750.stm

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