Well, I've been stockpiling floppies (3.5" and 51/4") for a while now... I've found it difficult to find them in my little town of only 604,000 .....
Maybe many classic computers can use CF/SD adapters, etc. but I for one, don't want to take apart my fragile Amiga's to install one, nor do I want to spend the money.
Beyond computers, per se, there are many areas where floppies are all but vital, and can't just be replaced with a solid state device. I used to be scan co-ordinator at a large independant supermarket. Even in 2006, I still had to update the registers, make backups of config. files, etc. using floppy disks. There was no other option, beyond scrapping all cash registers, 2 master registers / PC's, and all the support equipment. Obviously, that isn't a viable option for many companies. I really hope that they keep making floppies.... Man, cassettes, open reel tapes, now floppies, what's left?
I agree that even if floppy production ceased completely tommorow, you could still find 'em popping up in strange places. A couple of years ago, I was in Milwaukee's biggest hardware store, National Hardware, looking through thier 'bargain bins', and they had 3 sealed boxes of Maxell 5 1/4" disks, for the huge sum of $1.00 each. Of course, I bought 'em :afro:
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