The floppy disk itself is made of foam board, and everything is encased in a picture frame. If you want to make one for yourself, [Makestreme] has some great instructions over on IO.

Jokes about the antiquated technology that runs Muni's subway have long made the rounds among riders. But the floppy disk software has passed its expiration date.

As to why the medical profession still preferred floppy disks, Norwegian software developer Finn Gundersen explained it in a 2015 blog post: " [F]loppy disks are inexpensive; they cost far less ...

Back in the early years of the personal computer, “FloppyData” may not have been recognizable by itself. But looking back on ...

I've never once touched a floppy disk with my bare hands. Yet, I somehow feel quite a bit of nostalgia for the old bit of ...

Robert Smith created an alternate version of the iconic Whac-A-Mole arcade game for the generation that both remembers arcades and knows why the save icon looks the way it does, as spotted by Hackaday ...

The technological race for the future has been at a dead sprint for decades, but some early retro gadgets retain plenty of ...

San Francisco's train control system still runs on DOS loaded from 5.25-inch floppy disks, with upgrades not expected until 2030 due to budget constraints.

If you are planning a flight to the USA in the near future, you should know this: Without Windows 95 and floppy discs, many planes do not reach their destination. The US air traffic control ...

The FAA will no longer use Windows 95 for air traffic control. Floppy disks, another tech relic, will also be canned—something that should have happened a long time ago, one would think.

US air traffic control systems are to get an upgrade, finally ending the use of 30-year-old operating system Windows 95, and dispensing with floppy disks and paper strips in the process.

If you're transferring data physically via floppy disk, there's nothing to hack remotely. So while it's inefficient, cumbersome, and slow, at least it's safe.