Goes 2 show U don't know it all. There has to B a reason why 1 million Floppy Discs R sold each year in the UK
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Goes 2 show U don't know it all. There has to B a reason why 1 million Floppy Discs R sold each year in the UK
Door wedges perhaps.Quote:
Originally Posted by aidata
Yes! is the answer to the OP's question, if you still have a working "a" drive.
BUT - I've recently purchased a new computer, & it doesn't come with a fitted "a" drive as standard any more.
I guess it may have to be a special order? (if you can get one at all?)
The day is fast approaching when (if not already here) you won't be able to get an "a" drive, therefore you won't be able to read the stored information.
As suggested by others, I would be finding an alternative solution to your storage issue.
Like burning all your info! ;) :) :) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldandintheway
Yes! that would work.;)
Not on a bonfire!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldandintheway
It will on a disc though! ;) :) :) :)
The simple answer is yes, if your machine has a suitable drive fitted.Quote:
Originally Posted by aidata
However, if we are talking about the 3.5 inch disks the largest capacity available for storage (on a PC) was a mere 1.44 megabytes. This by today's standards is tiny. Most modern storage devices have a capacity which is hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of times larger.
Most modern storage devices will work out cheaper on a per megabyte basis when compared to buying the almost obsolete floppy disks. However, modern devices will require more from your computer hardware and may not work with a system that is old enough to have been fitted with a floppy drive.
Floppy disks degrade over time. They are also subject to both physical and magnetic damage and are therefore unsuitable for storing valuable data on a long term basis.
Most up-to-date PC's will have a DVD burner built in. Despite the name it doesn't cause DVD's to catch fire. It just gives the machine the capacity to store large amounts of data on a DVD. Whilst most DVD's are of a single use variety (as in you collect together all the data you wish to store, add it to the DVD and then once finished it cannot be added to, edited or deleted) there are other re-writable DVD's available which can be re-used on multiple occasions.
Once again though, as modern storage devices have grown in capacity they have also dropped in price. There are also quite a few available that contain built in software to automatically backup your files as soon as you connect the storage drive to your computer. Although as I have mentioned before it often does require a computer that is reasonably up-to-date.
So, to get back to your question, you could use floppy disks, but when there are so many reasons not to, why would you?
You're welcome. :mad:
I've been using Zip disc's, however new computer has 2 drives and I am using 2 external's for backup..A bit overkill, but good if one needs it.
I needed two months to think about this as the program I used to aid my thoughts was on floppys and every now an again it requested disk 2.
My opinion is that Floppy Disc R is most likely CD-R (DVD-R).
So storing photos on disc is a physically handy method of cataloguing.
:)