The Harold B. Lee Library is phasing out zip and floppy disk drives on most of its open-access computers, and library staff members are suggesting that patrons use other forms of media to save their ...
Data storage mechanisms have come a long way since IBM proudly introduced the first "memory disk" in 1971. By the end of the '70s, a number of manufacturers were churning out 5.25-in. floppy disks.
About a week ago, Linus Torvalds made a software commit which has an air about it of the end of an era. The code in question contains a few patches to the driver for native floppy disc controllers.