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Bletchley museum treasures vintage tech

Bletchley museum treasures vintage tech

...some that may be familiar to the more mature viewer.8-inch floppy disk drive The charmingly mechanical insides of an 8-inch floppy disk... Read more

2 May, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
Drive Manager 4.19

Drive Manager 4.19

...also open a drive in explorer by double clicking on it. The Floppy disk drive letters A and B are ignored. It automatically refreshes every... Read more

19 April, 2012

Compaq issues new Presario fix

...for a controversial piece of interface software used in the Presario's floppy disk drive. It addresses a floppy drive problem that could, under certain... Read more

2 March, 2000 by John G.Spooner

Five years ago: Compaq's super-floppy faces tough trek

Compaq will begin shipping systems with its 120Mb super-floppy disk drive at the end of this month, firing up a hard... Read more

15 August, 2001 by Martin Veitch

Commodore 64 celebrates 25th birthday

...specially designed cassette recorder, but other peripherals — such as a modem and floppy disk drive — were also available. Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, was also... Read more

12 December, 2007 by Marcus Browne

Four IT men

...Them days we were glad to have a 5-1/4 inch floppy disk drive on us Apple II. Andy Grove: Right! With bent disks... Read more

13 September, 2006 by Leader
Jetway motherboard driver 2005-11-25

Jetway motherboard driver 2005-11-25

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25 November, 2005

Acer Aspire 1502LMi

...series is unusual among today's notebooks in featuring a built-in floppy disk drive, in addition to an integrated optical drive and an internal... Read more

15 June, 2004 by Charles McLellan

Online communities turn twenty-five

...the odd unforeseen problem. Little things were important: the motor in the floppy disk drive ran from mains electricity instead of the cute little five... Read more

17 February, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins
Archos_USB_Drivers_09062005.zip 2.5.0.0

Archos_USB_Drivers_09062005.zip 2.5.0.0

...USB Optical Disk USB Tape USB Storage Adapter Bridge Module High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drive USB Storage Adapter V2 (TPP) USB Storage Adapter V3 (TPP... Read more

7 January, 2003

Sony VAIO PCG-NV109M

...enough to be your main computer. The subwoofer, MiniDisc drive and a floppy disk drive are all options that can occupy a bay on the... Read more

28 June, 2002 by Rupert Goodwins

Latest endangered species: The floppy drive

When was the last time you used the floppy disk drive in your PC? What did you use it for? Do... Read more

1 March, 2002 by David Coursey

Five years ago: IBM revamps Aptiva line

...you to keep the latter in a cupboard under the stairs. The floppy disk drive and 16-speed CD-ROM drive pop-up - VHS cassette... Read more

26 February, 2002 by Rob Beattie

Sony VAIO PCG-FX209K

...you'll need to fit a second battery in place of the floppy disk drive. Two Type II PC Card slots are included, as well... Read more

4 July, 2001 by Laurence Grayson

Nuggets: Ace laptop thinks it's Gail Porter

...case. Instead, the TravelMate comes with a 24-speed CD-Rom and floppy disk drive combo, which plugs into a slot in the side. The... Read more

4 September, 2000 by Graeme Wearden

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