[gilmour509] posted a thorough gallery of a new custom-built computer and case made to look like a 1995 IBM Aptiva. While the whole build is impressive, the most clever part involves a 3 1/2″ floppy ...

An orchestral cover of Simon & Garfunkel's 'The Sound of Silence', by a cluster of floppy disk drives, is not something you probably expected to hear... Just when you thought those floppy disks had no ...

If you have ever owned a computer, especially over previous decades, you know that the type of storage used has changed many ...

What is a boot disk and why do I need one? A boot disk is a floppy or a CD that you can use to boot your computer into a state in which you can use it to fix a problem. There will be times that your ...

Music is sometimes an unusual art where anything that makes a noise can become 'music' - but this next musical act is definitely unique. Simon and Garfunkel's 'The Sound of Silence' and other hits ...

Sony has said it will stop making floppy disks, after nearly three decades of manufacture. Yet millions of them are still being bought every year. But who is actually buying them? The floppy disk is ...

Many government agencies, U.S. and international alike, have a reputation for sometimes using tools that are horribly out of date. But according to a report from a congressional watchdog agency, a ...

The New York Public Library’s digital curator of performing arts Doug Reside has posted a useful guide to recovering old data from floppy discs. The New York Public Library’s digital curator of ...