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Are diskettes obsolete?
The 3.5-inch floppy disk format was the last mass-produced format, replacing 5.25-inch floppies by the mid-1990s. It was more durable than previous floppy formats since the packaging was rigid plastic with a sliding metal shutter. It was eventually made obsolete by CDs and flash drives.
What is a 3.5 diskette?
A 3.5-inch diskette was first created by IBM in 1984 with an initial capacity of 720 KB and later 1.44 MB that replaces 5.25″ diskettes. These disks were the most commonly used methods to backup and store data in the 1990s, but became obsolete the introduction of CD-R discs and USB thumb drives.
When did diskettes become obsolete?
As important as they were, by the late nineties floppy disks were on their way out. Re-writable CDs were introduced that had the same capabilities as floppy disks but were more reliable. Many point to 2011 as the year the floppy disk died. That was when SONY stopped making them altogether.
What killed the floppy disk?
Fully 12 years after the original G3 iMac dropped support for the 3.5-inch floppy disk, Sony has finally decided to stop making them. The reason is a lack of demand. The surprise is that it took so long. If you still rely on the massive 1.44MB of space to move files quickly around between far-flung […]
When did we stop using 3.5 floppy disks?
The 1998 iMac was the first consumer computer to ship without any floppy drive. However, the floppy drive took more than a decade to die. Sony, which at the end owned 70 percent of what was left of the market, announced in 2010 that it was stopping the manufacture of 3.5-inch diskettes.
Does anyone buy floppy disks?
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Where can I send old floppy disks?
Send them to Greendisk. Greendisk is a company that recycles floppy disks and about any sort of techno trash that you can think of.
Are 3.5 floppy disks recyclable?
Generally, floppy disks can be recycled. This is because they are usually manufactured and made with highly recyclable materials.