[GloriousCow] has started working on a series of investigations into the various historical floppy disk copy protection schemes used in the early days of the IBM PC and is here with the first of ...

We no longer use floppy disks on the vast majority of computers, but a recent Old New Thing blog post from Microsoft sheds light on one of their possible unexpected legacies. It seems Windows disk ...

I don't remember when I first started using a floppy disk in the mid-70s. It was either installing firmware on IBM S/370 ...

One of the nice things about having a Hot Wheels collection is that you can always make others happy. Today, I gifted a ...

(1) An earlier category of high-capacity floppy-like disk drives. In the early 1990s, the failed Floptical disk was the first. Later, the Zip drive fell into the super floppy category. See Zip ...

Invented by Alan Shugart at IBM in 1967, the original floppy disk design measured 8 inches (200mm) in diameter, stored 80KB of data and became available for purchase in 1971 as a part of IBM's ...

I opened up 30 of the coolest Hot Wheels cars I bought this year to give you a closer look at each one. There are even two ...

The “Not Wheels” scale model by Hot Wheels and MSCHF is a homage to beaters. The sedan has dented and rusted bodywork, three mismatched wheels, and dirty windows. The special 1:64 scale model ...

A method for converting a single-sided 5.25" floppy disk into a double-sided disk. By punching a second notch in the jacket, the disk could be flipped over and inserted upside down. This was a ...

Requiring a code that you’ll either have to steal from someone leaving or find through internet sleuthing, once you gain entrance to this bar you’ll find nary a floppy disk. Instead ...

Floppy is the embodiment of friendliness, always eager to greet everyone with a wagging tail. We are all in love with this special boy and as soon as you meet him, you’ll understand why! His ...

What a pity to be pretty. The gorgeous people of the Internet have lamented the alleged disadvantages to life that come with their good looks, contrary to the popular belief of so-called “pretty ...