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"Floppy disks going out of business?"

It's been aroudn since teh good old days.
But is it time to chuck the little critters away and go for something that can backup larger amounts of data?

indeed but eventually they'll die i'm thinking next computer i don't need a floppy disk drive.

Floppy disks are essential to my coursework. I hand in small C++ files and documents on them to my lecturers. They're cheap and the amount of storage space is fine for most of my files. There's still a lot more uses for floppy didks than people might think.

I got a new PC the other day, no floopy in that either :) Just loads of Flash Card ports and the like.

Floopy Drives are definatly out of the question nowaday, although I still think its a good thing to have for a little while longer, just in case.

The Top of the range Sony Vaio laptops seem to have CD-RW and no floppy drives.

Take a look at the best laptops on the market at the moment, and count how many of them have a floppy disk drive.

There's your answer.

And if you want further proof, count how many of them have an in-built CD ROM/RW drive.

My case is to be rested.

I would say it's about time to stop using them. They're too slow and too small; so unless you've got more time than an unemployed soap actor then it would be best to start using something different.

I know I haven't used my floppy drive in motnhs.

It's been aroudn since teh good old days.
But is it time to chuck the little critters away and go for something that can backup larger amounts of data?