No matter what the size—eight-inch, 5 1/4-inch, 3 1/2-inch—floppy disks are the most iconic symbols of old-school computing. But how do they actually work? The 8-Bit Guy spends 15 minutes ...

What you have isn't a 7-inch floppy disk (there never was one that size), but a 5.25-inch disk inside a square protective holder that measures 7 inches diagonally. That's how to measure and ...

The eternal floppy disk you could still be using every day is that floppy disk icon sitting somewhere in upper left hand corner of your Microsoft Word, Excel, or other desktop application.

Why the floppy disk just won’t die A surprising number of industries, from embroidery to aviation, still use floppies.

A: Floppy disks are so old that we forget their quirks. What you have isn’t a 7-inch floppy disk (there never was one that size), but a 5.25-inch disk inside a square protective holder that ...

British Airways recently retired its fleet of 747s, giving us a chance to see how its floppy-based software update system works. It's a real blast from the past.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is still using old floppy disks to run its trains. Moreover, it could take as much as 10 years to upgrade the current 26-year-old system.