which one extinct first and last?
2007-10-30 03:20:28 · 6 answers · asked by The_One 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Actually, none are dead just yet, but, they are definitely on the way out. The floppy is used most commonly now by techs, but the others are used more for storage. Since CDs and DVDs are easier and cheaper, they have replaced tape devices in most applications.
2007-10-30 03:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by Aaron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, at least they are trying. You cant even buy a computer these days that has a 3.5 floppy drive in it. What are you gonna store in 1.44 mb anyhow? My digital camera pics are like 1.6mb each, or more. I think super disk and zip went out when CD burners became popular and then floppy about 2 years ago. Now with dvd burners so common and 1-4gb jump drives, it makes no sense to have those smaller storage devices.
2007-10-30 03:23:28 · answer #2 · answered by Russ Bus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your zip drive has it's own drive letter. Probably D: or E: Simply copy and paste the contents of the floppy disk over to the zip disk drive letter.
2016-05-26 02:15:25 · answer #3 · answered by patrice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oddly enough the superdisk which held 120MB went first as they tended to crash too often. Zip drives went extinct next. They held either 100MB or 400MB, depending on the drive and were more reliable than the superdisk. The floppy which holds 1.44 MB lasted the longest (yes the smallest lasted the longest) as it was very reliable and very cheap.
2007-10-30 03:26:52 · answer #4 · answered by smgray99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
almost, not many laptops now have floppy disks and desktops are heading that way. seems the move over to flash pens and external drives is well under way
2007-10-30 03:26:42 · answer #5 · answered by BUST TO UTOPIA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not totally. Some people still have them and use them because of legacy.
All three are largely replaced by USB ram chips these days.
2007-10-30 03:25:27 · answer #6 · answered by Terryc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋