When Michael McCreary bought three new computers for his company, he had no need for one of the oldest and most common computer technologies, the floppy drive. But like many computer customers, he ...

But like many computer customers, he ended up buying floppies anyway. After all, they’re cheap and he still has a few of the 3.5-inch disks lying around.

So just remember that when you use that little floppy disk icon to save a file, you’re re-enacting a long-lost historical moment in the antediluvian culture of the personal computer.

It was 1998 and Apple had just released the iMac G3. It was a beautiful interesting computer: a sleek, all-in-one case, with something new called USB. One thing it didn't have was a floppy disk ...

It is with mixed feelings that the computer store has decided call time on the floppy. "The sound of a computer's floppy disk drive will be as closely associated with 20th Century computing as the ...

LONDON – PC World, Britain's largest chain of computer superstores, will say goodbye to floppy disks once the current stash is gone. The retailer said Wednesday it opted not to reorder any more ...

Dell Computer is offering its own alternative to the floppy disk. The company on Tuesday began offering the USB Memory Key, a small, removable storage device. Dell will offer a 16MB version of the ...

I made the floppy disk by going to another computer, right clicking on the A: drive, choosing Format and selecting "Quick Format" and "Make Bootable".

The floppy disk, which has been around since the early days of home computing, is finally being killed off by Sony.