Don't Kill The Floppy!

[Jiffy]

Not _all_ my computers have floppydrives, but most of them still have. Some of them are used very frequently (C64/1541, SX64), some of them hardly ever. Sometimes I will not touch any disk in weeks, followed by using dozens of them in a weekend.

They are slow, not very reliable and can only hold small amounts of data. But they are dirtcheap, always work and are extremely easy to use. And I _love_ the nostalgiafactor.

[dammy]

Count me in the floppy haters group.  Remember the agony of backing up my old BBS with 130 HD floppies.  Remember having to go back them for an install and finding bad floppies.  :cry:  Today, if I really need to back up something, it's going on a USB external SATA drive.  CD/DVDs are showing their age, but it's still an option for one shot data transfers like OS ISOs.  That way they won't get scratched up if they are used so rarely.

Dammy

[leirbag28]

@HopperJF

I totally agree with you..............love the floppy for its ease of use and sometimes you just want one program or one game on it.......not 500 games so that you have to sift through it.........its kinda like a cartdridge.  BUT........once you get yourself a SUBWAY USB card for your Amiga..........you will change your mind! even if you dont...........what youcan do is get a PCMCIA card from DAZZLE that makes those 4 in 1 readers that read Memory Stick, MCC and SD cards etc...  then all you have to do is start ollecting small sized SD cards wich you can get real cheap......and they will be like floppies except more instant! love these...........but the USB thumb drives are lovely too, although slower than I expected. but its so easy to transfer from PC or Mac to Amiga now. Get one! You will not regret it! Plus you can use USB devices such as wireless keyboards and mice from Logitech.

I love my SUBWAY!
I still use floppies though.......just not for games as I have WHDLoad.

[cv643d]

Hey its 2007. Next year it is 2008. Floppys are dead.

But they are ok on old computers.

[TjLaZer]

I agree for 2007 floppies are dead, but since I am a retro nerd I have them on my modern PC and Macs.  Got a SuperDrive USB here on my iMac G5!

[CLS2086]

You still need a floppy for SAFE bios upgrade  :lol:

[Mazze]

Don't kill the Datassette !!!111one

[dammy]

You still need a floppy for SAFE bios upgrade  

If you have a modern ASUS mobo with XP, no floppy needed and it's very safe.  Might for a non-M$ based one though, haven't tried.

Dammy

[Dr_Righteous]

Actually, I still have 5.25" floppy drives in a few of my systems.

But the floppy nostalgia is my reason for liking SD cards. It's like a mini floppy, only with greater capacity and a little more rugged.

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[Amiduffer]

In some ways, the floppy is still usefull IF you have older computers. In a pinch, they are usefull with PC's. I have a PC out in the office library, and if I don't want to take the time to connect the compact flash through the USB port because its only a few pictures, its preferable.

For backups, floppies suck, especially with the bigger HD's these days. CD's and ZIP disks are preferable. But if there's a demo or game in DMS you want to take a quick look at, having some floppies around are indispensible! The old hardware requires you have a few at least.

Its true though, its the end for the venerable old floppy.

[Warface]

Have two machines. No floppies.

[persia]

You can't even fit one photo on a floppy, I don't think zip drives are in production anymore, flash drives are the method of choice for moving files between networked and non-networked computers or to and from work/uni/school.