Do external usb floppies come in normal thicknesses? I have a slim external floppy, but I'm looking for a standard height one to put in a computer. This means taking the drive out of it's external ...

We all know that floppy drives are pretty much dead technology at this point, but that didn’t stop design duo Chambers Judd from devising this clever concept. Floppy Legs is a concept-design external ...

Like a lot of people who’ve worked in tech for a long time, I’ve accumulated a lot of products over the years. I’m not very good at throwing things away - because you never know when you’ll need them!

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.

The various drives for the computer are installed in areas of the case known as drive bays. You then connect ribbon and power cables to them. The ribbon cables also plug into the motherboard.

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. When I was a kid growing up in rural Yorkshire, one of the regular attractions at local fairs was a huge steam ...