if you were building a computer, would you still stick a floppy drive in it?

[AA0]

When floppy support is dropped, companies will start programs for flashing for windows.

Plus, as I've said earlier, if you are too cheap to buy a decent board, its your own fault.

 

[Mem]

<< Plus, as I've said earlier, if you are too cheap to buy a decent board, its your own fault. >>



AA0,
that`s a strange remark to say considering I`ve read threads here in AT where some users with Asus,MSI boards etc have had bad bios flashing from within Windows(I guess you will say those are cheap brands as well ) ,at the end of the day bootdisk method is still safer then from within Windows,maybe one day that will change anyway
we will just have to wait & see,just remember no bios flashing is 100% safe.

 

[Sunner]

Nope.

Haven't had a floppy in my main comp for... dun know, ages.
Why would I wanna use one of those old relic for, they should have been done away with a looong time ago.

 

[AA0]

MSI is cheap, not particularily stable either.

I've flashed Asus boards dozens of times from windows, even with a bunch of things running. Never close to a problem.

 

[Electric Amish]

I would. It's only ~$10. You may never use it.... but it will be there when you need it.

Personally I use mine all the time. I transfer my programming assignments to/from school via floppy.

amish

 

[Mem]

<< MSI is cheap, not particularily stable either.

I've flashed Asus boards dozens of times from windows, even with a bunch of things running. Never close to a problem. >>



I use to flash my MSI board from within Windows and I did not have any problems however I know some that did,anyway I no longer use that method. Btw I would not let LXi hear you say MSI are cheap ,also for the record my MSI board has never given me any problems and I`ve never needed to pay extra for an Asus board being all my board brands have been very stable .

 

[majewski9]

yes! Definately I always use mine to transport documents!

 

[nihil]

personally i would build a box with a floppy.
the reasons for this are as follows:
1) they cost $5 dollars
2) they're often times your last resort to saving a system
3) it's better to have it then be caught without it
4) i still use all my floppy drives constantly

 

[Degenerate]

yeah why not?

 

[WarCon]

Can't do without one until I give up working on old computers. And while the floppy search thing in Windows is really annoying (why does it have to do a head seek on the floppy with no disk in) and not having a floppy would be nice just to get rid of it, I still need one.......

Also why doesn't the next mobo manufacturer (or chip designer) build in a floppy precache in the floppy controller. It could simply read once the entire contents of the floppy into a 2-3meg nvram without interrupting the system bus when you put the disk in. Nothing aggravates me more than the minute or so it takes to format a floppy and you basically can't do any other multitasking, so why not build a little smarts into the floppy controller. Heck LS120's can read regular floppies so much faster than normal floppy drives and it doesn't put the system on hold while it does it.

 

[toant103]

yes

 

[GregMal]

How do non-windows/non-dos users upgrade their BIOS'?????
Greg

 

[eplebnista]

Yes.

 

[mastertech01]

I use an LS120, still can boot floppies with it, and use it for the 120MB capacity regularly.

I still keep a floppy on hand though in case of emergency when A: is all the bios will see after a bad flash.

 

[BFG10K]

Absolutely. Nothing beats a floppy disk for an emergency booting, BIOS flashing and transfering small files.

Also it's not like the thing uses any resources because it has a separate power connector and data cable that nothing else can use anyway.

 

[Dantoo]

Errrrr Guys,



*********How are you supposed to sneakernet your results from your non-connected asslaminations without a floppy?***********


Of course you'd know what I'm talking about if you are into disributed computing!

 

[CocaCola5]

YES. You can't beat the compatibility.

 

[Erinyes]

1995: Yes
2002: No

 

[grrl]

1995 Yes, 2002, still yes. Like other posters are saying, it costs next to nothing and is the easiest way to move small files. Plus, I'm not brave enough to flash my Abit from Windows.

 

[FuManStan]

I've got quite a few hard drives from computers i've built over the years so i always move one over to the newest computer for the sake of having one. They do come in handy once in awhile for transferring small data. Plus, its weird seeing my cases without it

 

[MisterPresident]

Yes, for all the little things you don't want to use CDr's for

 

[ChrisIsBored]

Hmmmm... can't possibly take work from home to work, edit some files, take them back home, edit more files, take it to school, do more editing... and still being using a CDR can I?

Floppies are still useful. Period.

 

[bluemax]

I wanted that next generation of SuperDisk that could turn my gigantic pile of 3.5" disks into 32MB wonders!