Sony to end floppy disk production.

Eclipse · 17 March 2011, 03:42

Was reading around today and a fair few websites report that at the end of this month Sony is to stop production of 3.5" floppy disks.

http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/...ng-march-2011/

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...roduction.html
^^^ Math is out lol

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/stora...y-disk-is-dead

Djay · 17 March 2011, 11:42

According to the first report Sony sold 12 million floppy disks last year, if I sold 12 million of something I would probably carry on

FOL · 17 March 2011, 12:26

Man, first BETA-MAX tapes and now 3.5" Floppy Disks,

.

killergorilla · 17 March 2011, 12:28

Wahoo!!

Party time!

AmigaDave · 17 March 2011, 21:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by killergorilla

Wahoo!!

Party time!

I only have about 75 to 85 new blank DSDD floppy disks left. I wonder if I should buy another 100 to 200 and put them into safe storage?

other_reality · 17 March 2011, 21:10

I am running out of working floppies, and i have some 6 to 7 hundred of them !!! Most of them wont be formatted or they have track errors. I havent bought any HD though and i'm wondering if they work with my amiga floppie drives (A500, A4000 tower floppy recently bought from amigakit, and indivisions floppy for cd32) I cant seem to find DD's anywhere, at least in Greece.

Eclipse · 17 March 2011, 21:29

Surely some Chinese company will end up making some if there is still a demand?

Thorham · 17 March 2011, 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djay

According to the first report Sony sold 12 million floppy disks last year, if I sold 12 million of something I would probably carry on

Not when you're a multi billion dollar company. The money they made on those floppies is not worth the effort on that scale

Anyway, why do people still use floppies? Seems a bit odd... People should migrate their data, and they should keep doing it in the future as well.

Djay · 18 March 2011, 02:07

indeed Thorham, to Sony its just pocket change!

I use floppies on my A1200... but since i got WHDLoad i only use them to back up my personal data

killergorilla · 18 March 2011, 02:20

Good riddance. Put your data on something much more reliable!

There is 0 need for floppies nowdays!

Paul_s · 18 March 2011, 20:54

The thing is, floppy discs are like bread in a toaster... they both go in and pop out... so no more toasted teacakes or toast

killergorilla · 19 March 2011, 01:00

WHAT ABOUT THE CRUMPETS!?!?!

Someone must save the crumpets.

Eclipse · 19 March 2011, 03:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by killergorilla

WHAT ABOUT THE CRUMPETS!?!?!

Someone must save the crumpets.

And the Marmite.
Crumpets and Marmite, yummy.

killergorilla · 19 March 2011, 10:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipse

And the Marmite.
Crumpets and Marmite, yummy.

roberthazelby · 19 March 2011, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by other_reality

I am running out of working floppies, and i have some 6 to 7 hundred of them !!! Most of them wont be formatted or they have track errors. I havent bought any HD though and i'm wondering if they work with my amiga floppie drives (A500, A4000 tower floppy recently bought from amigakit, and indivisions floppy for cd32) I cant seem to find DD's anywhere, at least in Greece.

Have you tried cleaning the drive heads? I've got mountains of Amiga disks - many are 20+ years old, and 99% of them still work without any issue at all.

If they give me gyp, in goes the head cleaner, and that usually sorts it.

pubzombie · 24 March 2011, 13:53

Hi All,
I have a bulk load of normal 3.5 floppies i got from work who were going to skip them. They are not amiga DD floppies but seem to work fine on my 1200 - can they damage the miggy drive though? also will the miggy damage the data on normal floppies?
cheers
pz

alexh · 24 March 2011, 14:08

Dirty disks can damage drives.

HD disks AFAIK cannot.

LuMan · 24 March 2011, 18:00

I use some brand new Sony HD disks on my miggys. They seem to work fine formatted as standard DD.

Shame production is stopping, but I suppose solid state is safer, more reliable and robust.

pubzombie · 24 March 2011, 18:43

what will i do with my floppy drives in my PC???? I like it when people ask me why i still bother to build pc's with floppie drives in

just checked - I have a a dozen boxes of Sony Floppies

enough to last out a floppie apocalypse

other_reality · 28 March 2011, 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by roberthazelby

Have you tried cleaning the drive heads? I've got mountains of Amiga disks - many are 20+ years old, and 99% of them still work without any issue at all.

If they give me gyp, in goes the head cleaner, and that usually sorts it.

Well, it turns out some of them DD's were overexposed to humidity. Some disks are still fine and readable, even after 20 years...Which is nice ! The drives are new BTW. I tried some MF2HDD i bought from a shop round my house the other day and i had zero problems, so i'll just stick with new ones

17 March 2011, 03:42	#1
Eclipse Turpentine Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 744	Sony to end floppy disk production. Was reading around today and a fair few websites report that at the end of this month Sony is to stop production of 3.5" floppy disks. http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/...ng-march-2011/ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...roduction.html ^^^ Math is out lol http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/stora...y-disk-is-dead

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17 March 2011, 12:28	#4
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Wahoo!! Party time!

17 March 2011, 21:10	#6
other_reality Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Greece Posts: 72	I am running out of working floppies, and i have some 6 to 7 hundred of them !!! Most of them wont be formatted or they have track errors. I havent bought any HD though and i'm wondering if they work with my amiga floppie drives (A500, A4000 tower floppy recently bought from amigakit, and indivisions floppy for cd32) I cant seem to find DD's anywhere, at least in Greece.

17 March 2011, 21:29	#7
Eclipse Turpentine Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 744	Surely some Chinese company will end up making some if there is still a demand?

18 March 2011, 02:07	#9
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	indeed Thorham, to Sony its just pocket change! I use floppies on my A1200... but since i got WHDLoad i only use them to back up my personal data

18 March 2011, 02:20	#10
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Good riddance. Put your data on something much more reliable! There is 0 need for floppies nowdays!

18 March 2011, 20:54	#11
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	The thing is, floppy discs are like bread in a toaster... they both go in and pop out... so no more toasted teacakes or toast

19 March 2011, 01:00	#12
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	WHAT ABOUT THE CRUMPETS!?!?! Someone must save the crumpets.

24 March 2011, 13:53	#16
pubzombie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: westmids Posts: 900	Hi All, I have a bulk load of normal 3.5 floppies i got from work who were going to skip them. They are not amiga DD floppies but seem to work fine on my 1200 - can they damage the miggy drive though? also will the miggy damage the data on normal floppies? cheers pz

24 March 2011, 14:08	#17
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Dirty disks can damage drives. HD disks AFAIK cannot.

24 March 2011, 18:00	#18
LuMan Amigan - an' lovin' it!! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Nottingham, UK Age: 55 Posts: 557	I use some brand new Sony HD disks on my miggys. They seem to work fine formatted as standard DD. Shame production is stopping, but I suppose solid state is safer, more reliable and robust.

24 March 2011, 18:43	#19
pubzombie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: westmids Posts: 900	what will i do with my floppy drives in my PC???? I like it when people ask me why i still bother to build pc's with floppie drives in just checked - I have a a dozen boxes of Sony Floppies enough to last out a floppie apocalypse

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