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Vinyl has long been the big story in physical media, but CDs are cheaper, quicker to manufacture, and poised for a comeback.
Following the reissue of his 1984 album Berserker, Gary Numan reminisces on the demise of Numa Records and the dangers of AI ...
Lorde's new album Virgin comes on a transparent CD, which is pretty cool, but there's just one catch – CD players can't play ...
Although floppy disks are still used by different industries, including some music labels with unique marketing campaigns, the days of this antiquated technology are numbered. Some industries are ...
Floppy disks still fly—literally. Here’s why some airplanes in 2025 still rely on 1990s tech for navigation updates.
If you need to, it's entirely possible to read and write to floppy disks with a modern PC or laptop. Here's everything you need to know.
A portrait of Indianapolis humor icon David Letterman made of floppy disks will be displayed in downtown InterContinental hotel, opening this winter.
In addition to the Muni Metro, the aviation industry and some Boeing 747-400 planes use floppy disks to update navigation systems. The dancing figures at Chuck E. Cheese’s run on floppy disks.
Muni Metro’s Automatic Train Control System (ATCS) has needed 5¼-inch floppy disks since 1998, when it was installed at San Francisco’s Market Street subway station. There are disks for loading the ...
Whatever your preferred label is, and despite some potential frustration with wall jumping, this is shaping up to be a clever little app. MP1st was given access to a preview build of MainFrames.
Although you probably haven't used (or even seen) a floppy disk in a while, some systems still rely on the outdated technology to this day.