Stuff this floppy disk wallet full of cash and cards instead of files.

The 3.5-inch floppy disk isn’t dead, it’s just been repurposed. The same Nik Bentel Studio that turned a purse into an RC car ...
eWeek

Say Goodbye to 3.5-inch Floppy Disks

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...
Ars Technica

German Navy still uses 8-inch floppy disks, working on emulating a replacement

The German Navy is working on modernizing its Brandenburg-class F123 frigates, which means ending their reliance on 8-inch floppy disks. Earlier this month, Augen geradeaus! spotted a tender for ...
Ars Technica

5.25-inch floppy disks expected to help run San Francisco trains until 2030

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which runs the city’s Muni Metro light rail, claims to be the first US agency to adopt the train control system it currently uses, which has ...
Times of San Diego

A 1990s Relic, Floppy Disks Recycled for a Second Life by Orange County Company

Tom Persky, owner of FloppyDisk.com and disk trader, shows off a 3.5-inch computer disk at his warehouse in Lake Forest. REUTERS/Alan Devall It has been two decades since their heyday, but one bulk ...
Geeky Gadgets

3.5 Inch Floppy Disk Turned Into USB Drive

If you have some old floppy disks lying around, then you may want to check out this fun DIY USB drive which was made using an old 3.5 inch floppy. This fun USB drive was made by Charles Mangin from , ...
Fast Company

For a Glimpse Of The Future, Try Reading A 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk

Tom Persky’s company, floppydisk.com, sells about 250,000 of the 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch square plastic storage cards each year. It has an inventory of about 1 million disks, many of which Persky ...
Liliputing

Say goodbye to the 3.5 inch floppy disk (if you haven’t already)

Every now and again I hear someone complain that netbooks typically don’t come with DVD drives. But I’ve never heard anyone complain that they can’t take floppy disks. While we haven’t quite moved to ...
New York Post

Floppy disks get second life in a digital age — here’s which businesses still use them

It has been two decades since their heyday, but one bulk supplier of the iconic 3.5-inch floppy disk used to store data in 1990s says business is still booming. Tom Persky runs floppydisk.com, a ...
Defense One

Nuclear arsenal finds security in 8-inch floppy disks

The 8-inch floppy disk is to computers what the hand crank starter is to automobiles—a relic of the past, existing in museums, black-and-white photos and maybe your grandfather’s basement. They’re the ...
CNN

The U.S. is still using floppy disks to run its nuclear program

Want to launch a nuclear missile? You’ll need a floppy disk. That’s according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), which found that the Pentagon was still using ...