Topic 'who uses a floppy drive?' in forum 'PC gaming Tech' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17057996 en Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:02:14 EDT Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:02:14 EDT Re: who uses a floppy drive? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17125137
I ordered yesterday a floppy drive for my new system.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17125137 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:13:13 EDT Re: who uses a floppy drive? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17066884 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17066884 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:26:37 EDT Re: who uses a floppy drive? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17066376
The LS120 could read/write regular and 2MB 3.5 floppies but it also took 120 Mb disks. The nice thing about the 120 Mb disks is that they are stable and don't deteriorate over time(good for storing tax returns, ect.). And I used to have an install of Win98 SE on a single disk that I used for playing my older games. I still have a small stack of disks for archival(since CDs and DVDs aren't stable) and for diagnostic purposes. I keep meaning to put the drive into and external USB enclosure, but I mostly use my USB key for troubleshooting and xfering files.

BTW I have my 128 disk 3.5" floppy version of Win95 around to threaten the younger techs with. And I know where to get a working 8" floppy drive when I really need one. :D


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I have a couple of 3.5" floppy drives laying around. My "server" has one, just in case.... I've only used it twice since I have had it... once to flash the BIOS, and then again when I used a custom DOS 6.22 disk which had a old game I wanted to play.. (Anyone remember a game called "Scorched Earth"?).

Somewhere around here, I have one of those older Teac 2 in 1 drives.... a 3.5 and a 5.25 in one... I used to have it in my old Athlon server until I stopped using it. That drive stays in a sealed static bag. That drive is worth it's weight in gold to me!!!!

My old Dell Inspiron 5000e laptop has a 3.5" floppy drive... I use it occasionally to play Microsoft Flight Sim v4... (the version that ACTUALLY fit on a 1.44 Floppy!) I cant launch it from inside Windows because I DONT HAVE WINDOWS on it.... I have Ubuntu Linux on it.....

My HP zx5000 laptop doesnt have a floppy drive (but there is a port for it on the motherboard), and my Apple G3 B&W doesnt have one either, but it has a Zip 100 drive....

DOH!! I just forgot.... My Sony digital camera uses a 3.5" floppy drive for saving pictures to. I have the Floppy Drive to Memory Stick adapter, but it is slow as hell... I usually just use a floppy, and then transfer it to my Dell laptop or put it in my server and share the drive to copy to my "main" laptop.

Anyone remember the FULL HEIGHT 5.25 floppy drives? I used to have one of those bricks hanging around for the fun of it.... it worked too!!

I wasnt around for the 8" discs....
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Justin.
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my friend created that.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17065033 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:32:12 EDT Re: who uses a floppy drive? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17063082 said by Julio:

Hey Everyone!

I am getting ready to build a gaming rig and i don't know if i should get a floppy drive or not. The only use i see for a floppy right now is to flash the memory other than that i see no other uses for a floppy drive.

Who still uses a floppy drive?
I don't. I don't think I've needed one for 7yrs or so now. They are a complete waste of space in my opinion.
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said by Julio:

There's a keyboard that i would like to buy for my new comp and it comes with a floppy disk :D
Do you mean it has a built in floppy drive?
Can you provide a link?
Thanks Everyone! for all the replies :)

lol! The keyboard does not come with a floppy drive but with a floppy disk. :)
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In the big picture of a new machine, it's a no brainer.
Put it in for nostalgia if nothing else ...

:D
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...you're best off having it and not needing it, rather than needing it and not having it.
Exactly what I was going to say. I may rarely use mine (actually haven't for almost a year), but I do have 'em (2 actually).
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win xp floppy startup disks

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so personally I think my days with the floppy may finally be numbered!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17062016 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:44:55 EDT Re: who uses a floppy drive? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17061895 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17061895 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:25:54 EDT Re: who uses a floppy drive? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17061719 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17061719 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:59:35 EDT Re: who uses a floppy drive? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17061636 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17061636 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:48:42 EDT Re: who uses a floppy drive? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17061617 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17061617 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:46:04 EDT Re: who uses a floppy drive? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-who-uses-a-floppy-drive-17061375 said by Julio:

There's a keyboard that i would like to buy for my new comp and it comes with a floppy disk :D
Do you mean it has a built in floppy drive?
Can you provide a link?
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They're only like $10; you might as well throw one in.
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I am getting ready to build a gaming rig and i don't know if i should get a floppy drive or not. The only use i see for a floppy right now is to flash the memory other than that i see no other uses for a floppy drive.

Who still uses a floppy drive?
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