floppy disk drive
Magnetic media slot
A floppy disk drive is a device that reads and writes data to floppy disks—the thin, flexible magnetic storage media housed in square plastic casings that were standard for personal computers from the 1970s through the 1990s.
The drive spins the disk and uses a magnetic head to access data.
Once essential for software installation and file transfer, floppy drives became obsolete as CDs, USB drives, and internet downloads replaced them.
Portable magnetic storage medium
- 3.5-inchCommon diskette width
- double-sidedActive on both faces
- high-densityClosely packed together
- low-densityLacking concentration or mass
mylar · tracks · sectors · formatting · shutter · label · jacket · notch
Interest in obsolete machines
- retroEvoking recent past
- save iconFile storage symbol
- IBM PC1981 personal computer standard
- Commodore 64Popular 1982 home computer
Amiga · Apple II · Macintosh · DOS · computer history · collectible · museum piece · click sound
Comprehend written language
- writeForm text on surface
- formatArrangement and presentation style
- insertPlace within another thing
- ejectThrow out forcibly
spin · seek · access time · boot · save · load · copy · backup
External computer add-on
- controllerDevice directing a system
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- IDEUnified coding software suite
- connectorThing that joins others
jumper · circuitry · mount · chassis · power supply · ribbon cable · slot · BIOS
What's passed down
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- discontinuedNo longer available
- outdatedNo longer in use
archaic · replaced · phased out · unsupported · rare · extinct · abandoned
diskette
Portable magnetic storage medium
- 3.5-inchCommon diskette width
- double-sidedActive on both faces
- high-densityClosely packed together
low-density · mylar · tracks · sectors · formatting · shutter · label · jacket · notch · DD
vintage computing
Interest in obsolete machines
Commodore 64 · Amiga · Apple II · Macintosh · DOS · computer history · collectible · museum piece · click sound · whirring
read
Comprehend written language
eject · spin · seek · access time · boot · save · load · copy · backup · sneakernet
peripheral
External computer add-on
- controllerDevice directing a system
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- IDEUnified coding software suite
connector · jumper · circuitry · mount · chassis · power supply · ribbon cable · slot · BIOS · internal
legacy
What's passed down
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- discontinuedNo longer available
outdated · archaic · replaced · phased out · unsupported · rare · extinct · abandoned
floppy disk drivesolid-state drive
Flash-based persistent storage
SSD · USB flash drive · thumb drive · USB port · Blu-ray drive
floppy disk drivebuilt-in storage
Permanent organizational fixtures
floppy disk drivecloud storage
Online data preservation service
cloud drive · NAS · online backup · Google Drive · Dropbox
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