Sky News: 3.5" floppies to be withdrawn from shelves

Dastardly · 30 January 2007, 23:22

Just saw a headline on Sky News saying that PC World is to withdraw the sale of 3.5" floppy disks from shelves.

Apparently there has been a serious decline in sales of disks and "most PCs nowadays dont even come with 3.5" drives installed".

Will other retailers now follow suit?

Is it time to start buying up as many of these disks as possible for our real Amigas?

Is this the end? My only friend, the end?

killergorilla · 31 January 2007, 11:53

Bird of prey... flying high...

Anyways... good riddance. Floppy disks are evil. We all know it.

dreamkatcha · 31 January 2007, 12:38

I thought the newer HD ones (as opposed to DD) were bad news for Amiga stuff anyway. Don't they lose data very quickly?

musashi5150 · 31 January 2007, 12:47

Apparently, but I've never had any problems. They were always good for cycloned copylocks

Graham Humphrey · 31 January 2007, 18:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreamkatcha

I thought the newer HD ones (as opposed to DD) were bad news for Amiga stuff anyway. Don't they lose data very quickly?

You can always put sellotape over the hole if you're worried about it. I've never had any problems with my internal drive, although my external drive doesn't read them unless you use the sellotape.

gizmomelb · 01 February 2007, 03:32

it's a good thing that the various hardware floppy drive emulator developers appear to be making significent headway with their hardware drive replacements (most using MMC or SD cards for storage). Otherwise when your A500/A1000 etc. floppy dies you'd have no chance of ever getting it running again (or having the media to actually copy to, which is what the thread is about

).

Photon · 01 February 2007, 03:36

This is devastating news for anyone caring for preservation of home computers, like I am. (Not just Amiga.) Let's stop making paper too, everyone uses emails and pdfs these days. B-A-H.

killergorilla · 01 February 2007, 10:43

why do you need NEW floppy disks for preservation? (serious question)

Paul · 01 February 2007, 11:47

Another news post: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16906939/

Dastardly · 01 February 2007, 12:21

Quote:

Hamish Thompson said the final stock of floppies will be gone "in weeks, if not days."

"It's had a good, long and productive life, but really, it's just too small to hold any real data," Thompson said of the disks. "It just doesn't make sense any more."

Love that bit about too small to hold any real data

Chump.

Dastardly · 01 February 2007, 12:26

I started this thread almost exactly a year ago.

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=21254

Ultron · 01 February 2007, 12:26

Fucken luddites!

The future is here!

It's only in the UK, it's not like it's coming to the civilised world

30 January 2007, 23:22	#1
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Sky News: 3.5" floppies to be withdrawn from shelves Just saw a headline on Sky News saying that PC World is to withdraw the sale of 3.5" floppy disks from shelves. Apparently there has been a serious decline in sales of disks and "most PCs nowadays dont even come with 3.5" drives installed". Will other retailers now follow suit? Is it time to start buying up as many of these disks as possible for our real Amigas? Is this the end? My only friend, the end?

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31 January 2007, 11:53	#2
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Bird of prey... flying high... Anyways... good riddance. Floppy disks are evil. We all know it.

31 January 2007, 12:38	#3
dreamkatcha I've got a new byline Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,219	I thought the newer HD ones (as opposed to DD) were bad news for Amiga stuff anyway. Don't they lose data very quickly?

31 January 2007, 12:47	#4
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	Apparently, but I've never had any problems. They were always good for cycloned copylocks

01 February 2007, 03:32	#6
gizmomelb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: melbourne Age: 55 Posts: 541	it's a good thing that the various hardware floppy drive emulator developers appear to be making significent headway with their hardware drive replacements (most using MMC or SD cards for storage). Otherwise when your A500/A1000 etc. floppy dies you'd have no chance of ever getting it running again (or having the media to actually copy to, which is what the thread is about ).

01 February 2007, 03:36	#7
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	This is devastating news for anyone caring for preservation of home computers, like I am. (Not just Amiga.) Let's stop making paper too, everyone uses emails and pdfs these days. B-A-H.

01 February 2007, 10:43	#8
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	why do you need NEW floppy disks for preservation? (serious question)

01 February 2007, 11:47	#9
Paul RIP Friends Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,157	Another news post: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16906939/

01 February 2007, 12:26	#11
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	I started this thread almost exactly a year ago. http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=21254

01 February 2007, 12:26	#12
Ultron Something Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amigaland, Nostalgia Age: 48 Posts: 757	Fucken luddites! The future is here! It's only in the UK, it's not like it's coming to the civilised world

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