2006-09-20 06:14:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Yep, still do. I still take files to remote locations, work of someone's database, download changes and bring them back to my systems.
Floppy disc drives still have an advantage over CD when I need to make saves, on the fly. With a CD, one has to finish the work, and then set up a burning session to save it on CD. I sometimes have to work at locations where the power is unreliable. I learned my lesson in the early days of PCs when I would lose an hour or so of work because I didn't save often enough. With a floppy, I can work a bit, hit save, and work a bit more.
It hasn't happened yet, but if the system or hard drive fails, I still have the latest saved version of the file saved on a floppy. I can just push the eject button and take the disc, knowint the work is safe.
I understand that this is not always practical. Floppy discs are notoriously slow and only hold less than 1 1/2 megs. But it has saved my butt on occasion.
2006-09-20 06:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't a floppy categorized the same as like a record player or Atari these days? And no, I have a super duper 16x CD-RW/DVD-RW drive :-)
2006-09-20 06:16:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My floppy drive has dust settled on it.
2006-09-20 06:20:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 4 times a year I still need to for installing XP with SATA drivers.
2006-09-20 06:17:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My computers fairly new and it doesn't even have a Floppy!!!!! ;))))
2006-09-20 06:16:41 · answer #5 · answered by mywaypink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but as long as I can still hit the toilet I figure it's still doing it's job.
2006-09-20 06:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hunter I just upgraded thanxs for asking
2006-09-20 06:16:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
floppy what? floppy discs? no.
2006-09-20 06:16:28 · answer #8 · answered by wallsuds 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope sorry
i tossed those out with my other dino comp stuff back in like 89
2006-09-20 06:16:19 · answer #9 · answered by fuzzycakes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do
2006-09-20 06:16:06 · answer #10 · answered by Macey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋