Ars Technica

Mandrake 8.1 install from a floppy?

i have mandrake 8.1 on cd, but the pc i want to put it on (comcrap) boots off the floppy at startup (and i can't get into the bios cuz i installed a new hdd which i did not put compaqs setup utility ...

If you regret not living through the floppy disk era why not try this 3D printed Linux project that uses the cartridges to launch games

As the creator ItsDanik explains: "RFIDisk turns RFID tags into physical shortcuts that launch games, apps, or scripts when ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Emulate a Floppy Disk Drive

Most business software sold these days either comes on a disc or is available on the Internet as an ISO image that you can burn to a CD or DVD. Nevertheless, many older applications or drivers may ...
ZDNet

Where are floppy disks today? Planes, trains, and all these other places

I don't remember when I first started using a floppy disk in the mid-70s. It was either installing firmware on IBM S/370 mainframes or on a dedicated library workstation to create Library of Congress ...
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Floppy disks live on - Linux drivers get first update for years, perhaps signalling a comeback for the much-loved system?

Floppy disks, long dismissed as obsolete relics of the past, have unexpectedly returned to the Linux development spotlight. For the first time in nearly three years, a new patch has been submitted to ...
Ars Technica

Installing XP on new SATA, floppy-less PC

Good afternoon everyone.<BR><BR>I'm upgrading my PC, and i'm buying a new SATA HDD to pair with the Silicon Image SATA RAID controller on my ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard. But, of course to install ...