When was the last time you used a floppy disk? - GoFuckYourself.com

Brown Bear · 11-05-2002, 07:11 AM

I haven't used a floppy disk in at least 2 years. The floppy is dead.

dragonx · 11-05-2002, 07:14 AM

floppy aint dead i used one like a week ago

jimmyf · 11-05-2002, 07:15 AM

2 days ago

marty · 11-05-2002, 07:18 AM

I use them everyday for my QuickBook backups.

NacnudEsor · 11-05-2002, 07:20 AM

Well.....for anyone that is furthering their education (ie, a student, the floppy is a common means of storing papers and assignments (rare, I know for webmasters). I used one an hour ago for storing a presentation for my Masters Degree (Computer Information Systems). For storing huge files as webmasters need, the floppy is a bit outdated.

spaceman73 · 11-05-2002, 07:22 AM

Floppies, what's that ?
I still use 8" magnetic tape!

No but seriously I still use floppies quite often, even 5 1/4" as I am a Classic Video Games collector. So lots of floppies and cartridge around.

But for work and all, I burn CD's mainly. My wife still use floppies often for Uni, but tend to e-mail doc back and forth as there usually too big.

Spoonie Luv · 11-05-2002, 07:22 AM

yesterday... you must not use windows - emergency repair disk?

Jakke PNG · 11-05-2002, 07:26 AM

A minute ago.

Brown Bear · 11-05-2002, 07:27 AM

Floppies are lame. Anyone who uses floppies after December 31, 1999 is lame.

FlyingIguana · 11-05-2002, 07:31 AM

i haven't had a floppy in my pc since 99.

dont know why floppy drives haven't vanished yet. waste of space.

redshift · 11-05-2002, 07:49 AM

I use a floppy almost everyday.

Since im a computer tech. I use floppies for boot disks, diagnostics , bios updates and for loading drivers

also for NT emergency disks

Prefer to use boot from a CD when the bios of the machine will allow bootable CD's

I if it wasnt for the older machines I could go floppyless

pipp · 11-05-2002, 09:44 AM

My computer doesnt have a floppy drive !!!!

gothweb · 11-05-2002, 09:50 AM

1998. Haven't had a floppy drive in almost as long.

mrthumbs · 11-05-2002, 09:52 AM

floppies are for pro's.

Loch · 11-05-2002, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brown Bear
I haven't used a floppy disk in at least 2 years. The floppy is dead.

What´s a floppy?

RockDaddy · 11-05-2002, 09:57 AM

A kid down the street needed some drivers and doesn't have a zip drive sooooo... just a couple of days ago for me

BVF · 11-05-2002, 09:59 AM

just the other day. floppy discs are used in my Sony digital camera

--Chojin-- · 11-05-2002, 10:40 AM

2 days ago to boot my pc and reinstall windows

pimplink · 11-05-2002, 10:41 AM

I just used it this morning to retrieve lists of bouncing/non productive email addresses. Had to transport the file from my desktop VPN linked box to my laptop for mobile sorting [read: sorting through lists while at Starbucks]

DrGuile · 11-05-2002, 10:43 AM

Network card drivers...

gothweb · 11-05-2002, 10:45 AM

What's up with those Sony cameras with the floppy? I mean, one meg of storage on a camera??

EscortBiz · 11-05-2002, 10:55 AM

once a month

Ross · 11-05-2002, 10:57 AM

I used one yesterday to install a driver onto my mates computer to get his damn fucking graphics card working!!!

But before that I must admit it was a while...

Sex4it · 11-05-2002, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pipp
My computer doesnt have a floppy drive !!!!

I don't either!

TeraBabes · 11-05-2002, 11:34 AM

I'd say I use them on average, once or twice per year.

If that.

KRL · 11-05-2002, 11:49 AM

Use them a lot for transferring small files between office locations when I'm on the go.

UnseenWorld · 11-05-2002, 11:56 AM

I have a weekly mailing, and I keep a copy of my mailing list on a floppy disk. That way, if I have to go out of town on short notice, I just pack the floppy along with my laptop. It's also a backup of this important info "just in case."

Fletch XXX · 11-05-2002, 11:59 AM

Tas been awhile heheh

External burners for all my machines.

=)

scorpy · 11-05-2002, 12:09 PM

Everytime i have to format the HD and re install that damn windows!

jollyperv · 11-05-2002, 12:12 PM

Fuck floppies, that shit's played out

PaulSweet · 11-05-2002, 01:17 PM

last friday unfortunately

quiet · 11-05-2002, 01:22 PM

3 years. none of my computers have floppy drives anymore...

Fatbrain · 11-05-2002, 01:49 PM

About 6 months ago when I went to install XP on a PoS Compaq that's boot from CD function was fucking up...

Bobo · 11-05-2002, 01:55 PM

hahaha 'floppy disk'. So that's what you crazy kids are calling it these days. hahaha

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 11-05-2002, 02:02 PM

I got my coffee sitting on one now ...

They make great coasters .... and at $4 for a pack of 50 ... very economical

bhutocracy · 11-05-2002, 02:04 PM

the other day - to put small files on my laptop that aren't big enough to waste a CD and time to burn, or aren't worth the hassle of reaching behind the computer and unplugging my sony USB memory stick and adapter to plug in the back of the laptop.. (the memory stick that comes with sony digital cameras doesn't only store jpegs and bitmaps

- and i've got the reader which means i don't need the camera plugged in.. it's like a little external 64MB USB drive)
but i use a floppy at least once a fortnight... although if a didn't have one or two sitting in front of me i'd just use the memory stick..

i remeber seeing a poster by some company who invented the floppy technology and they said they made over a billion of them.. and it looked like and old poster.. theres got to be landfills full of them.

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dragonx So Fucking Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Zealand Posts: 31	floppy aint dead i used one like a week ago

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marty Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,656	I use them everyday for my QuickBook backups.

11-05-2002, 07:22 AM	#6
spaceman73 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 59	Floppies, what's that ? I still use 8" magnetic tape! No but seriously I still use floppies quite often, even 5 1/4" as I am a Classic Video Games collector. So lots of floppies and cartridge around. But for work and all, I burn CD's mainly. My wife still use floppies often for Uni, but tend to e-mail doc back and forth as there usually too big.

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FlyingIguana aspiring banker Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 10,870	i haven't had a floppy in my pc since 99. dont know why floppy drives haven't vanished yet. waste of space.

11-05-2002, 07:49 AM	#11
redshift Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: anus fuckin' yo mama Posts: 1,044	I use a floppy almost everyday. Since im a computer tech. I use floppies for boot disks, diagnostics , bios updates and for loading drivers also for NT emergency disks Prefer to use boot from a CD when the bios of the machine will allow bootable CD's I if it wasnt for the older machines I could go floppyless

11-05-2002, 09:44 AM	#12
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11-05-2002, 01:55 PM	#34
Bobo Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,253	hahaha 'floppy disk'. So that's what you crazy kids are calling it these days. hahaha

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11-05-2002, 02:04 PM	#36
bhutocracy Not making A Comeback Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 10,218	the other day - to put small files on my laptop that aren't big enough to waste a CD and time to burn, or aren't worth the hassle of reaching behind the computer and unplugging my sony USB memory stick and adapter to plug in the back of the laptop.. (the memory stick that comes with sony digital cameras doesn't only store jpegs and bitmaps - and i've got the reader which means i don't need the camera plugged in.. it's like a little external 64MB USB drive) but i use a floppy at least once a fortnight... although if a didn't have one or two sitting in front of me i'd just use the memory stick.. i remeber seeing a poster by some company who invented the floppy technology and they said they made over a billion of them.. and it looked like and old poster.. theres got to be landfills full of them.