May 20, 2010
Disks, slipped
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2010 Sony marked the end of a surprisingly distinguished era in data storage in March, when it became the last major floppy disk maker to quit the market entirely. The Shinagawa-based company, which first pumped out 3.5-inch floppies almost 30 years ago, said it joined the rest of the […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2010
Sony marked the end of a surprisingly distinguished era in data storage in March, when it became the last major floppy disk maker to quit the market entirely.
The Shinagawa-based company, which first pumped out 3.5-inch floppies almost 30 years ago, said it joined the rest of the disk giants in abandoning the 1.44MB market six months after ceasing production of the drives to go with those beloved plastic squares.
While we all know the original iMac heralded the beginning of the end because of its missing floppy drive, it’s still a surprise to find out even today’s newest laptops are built to look for one at startup.
