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Jim Sachs · 02-20-2003, 01:56 PM

I just don't see anything on the horizon which could replace the floppy. Burning a CD is still a major undertaking compared to just dumping a file to a floppy. I have 4 machines with CD burners, and none of them really like CDs which are made on any of the others. Don't even get me started on CDRW.

Memory sticks, compact flash cards, etc, would be great, but there are a half-dozen different proprietary formats, with no standard in sight.

I like the size and feel of a floppy. I like the hard shell which you can grab any way you want instead of gingerly picking it up the way people handle CDs. I like the way a floppy fits in my shirt pocket, so I can always have it with me. I like the mechanical feel of a floppy drive -- that satisfying THUNK when you put a disk in -- not a flimsy motorized tray. But most of all, I like the fact that you can still get the floppy out when the machine is powered-down or locked-up, just by pressing a good, solid mechanical ejector button.

02-20-2003, 01:56 PM	#50
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	I just don't see anything on the horizon which could replace the floppy. Burning a CD is still a major undertaking compared to just dumping a file to a floppy. I have 4 machines with CD burners, and none of them really like CDs which are made on any of the others. Don't even get me started on CDRW. Memory sticks, compact flash cards, etc, would be great, but there are a half-dozen different proprietary formats, with no standard in sight. I like the size and feel of a floppy. I like the hard shell which you can grab any way you want instead of gingerly picking it up the way people handle CDs. I like the way a floppy fits in my shirt pocket, so I can always have it with me. I like the mechanical feel of a floppy drive -- that satisfying THUNK when you put a disk in -- not a flimsy motorized tray. But most of all, I like the fact that you can still get the floppy out when the machine is powered-down or locked-up, just by pressing a good, solid mechanical ejector button. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium Last edited by Jim Sachs; 02-20-2003 at 02:21 PM.