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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.
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 ...
In an era of cloud storage, AI copilots, and real-time GPS updates on your phone, it sounds absurd that some commercial airplanes still rely on floppy disks—yes, those 3.5-inch plastic squares ...
They sell 50-packs of recycled 3.5-inch floppy disks for $20 each or 10-packs of brand-new 3.5-inch floppy disks for $13 each. Alternatively, you can get a 10-pack of new disks on Amazon for $19.
Over the past decade, word of Smith's floppy disk paintings has spread, landing the pieces at galleries in Boston, New York, South Florida, Utah and British Columbia.
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.
Also keeping floppy disks alive is an underground music scene. Music database and marketplace discogs.com lists over 2,000 floppy releases, most of which are electronic although there are forays into ...
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.
GERMANY (WKRC) - Although you probably haven't used (or even seen) a floppy disk in a while, some systems still rely on the outdated technology to this day. The German Navy wants to modernize ...
The DoD's floppy disks were finally phased out in 2019 and replaced with secure solid-state drives, though some have noted the added security older hardware provides.