When I wrote about a modern OS that could run on a floppy disk, I knew I had to try it. Something about going back to the old days when apps could fit within a 1.44MB disk format ...

“Floppy disks are very reliable, very stable, a very well understood way to get information in and out of a machine,” he says. REUTERS But he is not expecting it to survive another 20 years.

It’s not a problem. As long as floppy disks are still available, we’re happy with it.” Fewer than 20 Boeing 747-200s remain in service worldwide, and only in cargo or military configurations.

The floppy disk itself is made of foam board, and everything is encased in a picture frame. If you want to make one for yourself, [Makestreme] has some great instructions over on IO.

Maingear is launching a ’90s-era horizontal desktop with modern components inside. The Retro95 is a beige sleeper build and ...

In a sense, it's amazing floppy disks have hung around for this long. They only hold 1.44 megabytes of space — still enough for word processing documents but little else.

This project all started when an investigation unit in Maryland approached the Bloop Museum with a request to use their antique computer resources to decode the information on a 5.25″ floppy disk.

The warehouse also holds 8-inch floppy disks - an even older storage medium - including one labeled as containing the 1960 John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon U.S. presidential debate.