Anyone still use a floppy?

[MRGOOCH]

How many of you no longer have one in the case.

 

[Megatomic]

I have one but I rarely use it. My next machine likely will not have one in it.

 

[wetcat007]

I do, i got one in every computer, and a few extras.

 

[JBT]

I do. don't use it much though.

 

[Alptraum]

All of my computers still have one. I don't use the floppies much, but I need them from time to time.

 

[xcript]

Removed mine from my primary system a couple of years ago.

Still got one in another system so I can copy stuff to my (ancient) laptop.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Alptraum
All of my computers still have one. I don't use the floppies much, but I need them from time to time.

Same here. I have two SCSI cards in my main rig; I boot off one of them and a floppy is the only way to get the drivers loaded during the Pre-Installation phase of the Windows install.

Unless you're like, a super programmer dude and can edit the registry and .dll files on the Windows CD itself...I'm not that good! Floppy it is!

 

[boomerang]

Got one too. I've never understood the reasoning for not having one. I mean, they're so cheap and come in real handy sometimes.

 

[CraigRT]

i don't have any at home (3 PC's) but i still use the odd floppy at work.

 

[MRGOOCH]

It's just that they take up room plus the cables get in the way.

 

[WobbleWobble]

I use them once in a while. Enough for me to warrant having one.

 

[Swanny]

I do. When doing computer work for other people, it's hard to work without one.

 

[MRGOOCH]

I think that growing up with them makes you feel thatyou still need them. Remember the 5 1/2 real floppy?

 

[TMTCC]

No floppy here. Any small files I need to transfer to other PCs is via email.

 

[Mem]

Yep got two(one on each of my PCs) they`re pretty old now but still going strong,handy for small files that are not worth the time to burn on CD,I also use them for BIOS flashing as well,another good point with floppy drives is they have to be one of the cheapest hardware to buy 🙂.

 

[Alptraum]

Originally posted by: MRGOOCH
I think that growing up with them makes you feel thatyou still need them. Remember the 5 1/2 real floppy?

Lol, yeah I remember the 5 and 1/4 inch drives. Heck, I vaguely remember tape drives (think audio tape player). But 3 and 1/2 inch drives still have all kinds of uses. Various situations I get that I need one inclde =

Transferring small files between PCs where at least one has neither a network or a USB connection.

Boot disks

Flashing certain MBs.

I don't see the 3 and 1/2 inch ones totally going away anytime soon. Some software still ships licenses on floppy as well.

 

[bluemax]

Originally posted by: MRGOOCH
I think that growing up with them makes you feel thatyou still need them. Remember the 5 1/2 real floppy?

Heck, I remember the floppy drive for my TI99-4/a! Back then 180k of storage was a big deal!!

And until something comes out as truly simple as the floppy to replace it, I'll keep one in my system.

No, a CD burner is not an adequate replacement. Not yet.....

 

[MRGOOCH]

Would't you prefere to clean out that space.

 

[Alptraum]

Originally posted by: MRGOOCH
Would't you prefere to clean out that space.

Clean out what space? The space it takes up in my cases? Its so small it doesn't bother me at all.

 

[MRGOOCH]

I remember upgrading my first Tandy PC to 64 K, no color monitor no mouse.Just a joy stick. No windows yet.

 

[Mem]

Would't you prefere to clean out that space.

Space is not a factor with a decent case 😉 besides floppy drive is very handy for those people using S-ATA HD on a clean install of XP when you need to install the S-ATA driver from floppy.

 

[WobbleWobble]

For small stuff, CDs can be inefficient and slower than using a floppy. E-mailing can be hassle sometimes. I don't like to loan my USB drive, if i need to give stuff to other people. I would love to use Zip disks, but not enough people use them.

 

[Alptraum]

Originally posted by: Mem

Would't you prefere to clean out that space.

Space is not a factor with a decent case 😉 besides floppy drive is very handy for those people using S-ATA HD on a clean install of XP when you need to install the S-ATA driver from floppy.

Heh, or just get a MB with the 875p chipset (possible other shipsets as well, but thats one I know for sure) that have native SATA support and you don't need to do that at all. Just pop the install CD in and you are good to go. No need to install drivers.

 

[Thegonagle]

I used mine last night to flash my mobo BIOS. I could have burned a DOS boot CD if I really wanted to, but the floppy is the quick easy way.

 

[NgtFlyer]

Still have them in all of my machines, and still need to use them from time to time.

Space and cabling isn't an issue for me, so each machine gets a floppy drive.