The Smart TV meets toddler problem played on Olesen’s mind, until he decided that kids would benefit from the floppy disk ...

In this episode of [Adrian’s Digital Basement], we dive into the world of retro computing with a focus on diagnosing and repairing an old full-height 5.25-inch floppy drive from an IBM 5150 system.

Just insert a disk and the TV starts playing three-year-old’s favorite shows Smart TV UIs are hard enough for adults to ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Ah, the good ol’ YouTube cover, where no song is too sacred to screw with. There are screaming goat remixes of Bon Jovi and Alicia Keys, a shooting range rendition of the Cups ...

YouTube isn't exactly short of low-tech musical recreations of famous songs, particularly when it comes to the humble floppy drive. The once ubiquitous storage device has belted out classics like ...

I have a few systems around here that need new floppy drives for various reasons. (Yes, I still use floppies, and I will continue to do so for some time, so I don't need to be reminded that they're ...

The Harold B. Lee Library is phasing out zip and floppy disk drives on most of its open-access computers, and library staff members are suggesting that patrons use other forms of media to save their ...

Anyone who has been around computers for very long will remember the good ol' A drive. Back in the day, the 3.5-inch floppy drive sat at the top of the drive hierarchy and if you venture into BIOS, ...

Some Android phones have microSD card slots, others don’t. But most have USB ports (with maybe one notable exception). That means you can plug in a USB flash drive if you can find one with a ...

Data storage mechanisms have come a long way since IBM proudly introduced the first "memory disk" in 1971. By the end of the '70s, a number of manufacturers were churning out 5.25-in. floppy disks.

The various drives for the computer are installed in areas of the case known as drive bays. You then connect ribbon and power cables to them. The ribbon cables also plug into the motherboard.

We’ve featured a lot of awesome music made using floppy drives before, but this is the first time we’ve seen it used as the main instrument in a movie score, and by Emmy winning composer [Bear ...