I have a TEAC USB floppy drive. The closest I can get to an ID is "TEAC USB UF000x USB Device". The problem is that at times the drive will not correctly display the contents of the floppy disk. "dir ...

Check out this new 2-in-1 USB key from HP, the USB Floppy Drive Key. The USB Floppy Drive Key is a useful USB gadget as it can be read as a standard USB drive or as a floppy drive. This means you can ...

About a week ago, Linus Torvalds made a software commit which has an air about it of the end of an era. The code in question contains a few patches to the driver for native floppy disc controllers.

Back in the day, the floppy drive was all the rage. Being able to transport your data from one PC to another, all thanks to this small, square thing that could usually fit right into your pocket. Of ...

That the USB thumb drive is the natural descendent of the floppy disk is certain. They both suffer from the same advantages and problems: portable and convenient, yet cheap, plastic and all too ...

It's not often that a product makes us go "but why?" then "oh I see" and then "but why?" in such rapid succession, but the HP USB Floppy Drive Key has managed it. At first glance a standard USB memory ...