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Floppy disk's are significant to the history of computing because they were the first way to easily transport data from one computer to another. Floppy disk's are slower and have less memory than hard disks, but they are portable and easy to store. Until the early 1990s, the floppy was the primary method for distributing software and was widely used for backup<ref name="Tech">http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=FLOPPYDISK</ref>. By the mid-1990s, due to its lack of enough storage space, the floppy disc quickly gave way to the [[History of Computers - Compact Disc|Compact Disc]]. | Floppy disk's are significant to the history of computing because they were the first way to easily transport data from one computer to another. Floppy disk's are slower and have less memory than hard disks, but they are portable and easy to store. Until the early 1990s, the floppy was the primary method for distributing software and was widely used for backup<ref name="Tech">http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=FLOPPYDISK</ref>. By the mid-1990s, due to its lack of enough storage space, the floppy disc quickly gave way to the [[History of Computers - Compact Disc|Compact Disc]]. | ||
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| The Floppy Disk |
Invented in 1967 by IBM's Allen Shugart, the floppy disk quickly became the world's most affordable, practical, and wide spread data storage medium. Floppy disks became available for commercial use in 1971[1].
Overview
What is a Floppy Disk?
A floppy disk is a flexible magnetic disk used to store data from computers. Floppy disks (aka diskettes or floppies) are portable, meaning they can be removed from a computer's disk drive. They are rewritable as well, information can be added or removed[2]. A floppy disk is read and rewritten by a floppy disk drive (FDD).[3] Floppy disks come in three different conventional sizes: 3.5 inch rigid, 5.25 inch flexible, and 8 inch flexible.
Significance
Floppy disk's are significant to the history of computing because they were the first way to easily transport data from one computer to another. Floppy disk's are slower and have less memory than hard disks, but they are portable and easy to store. Until the early 1990s, the floppy was the primary method for distributing software and was widely used for backup[4]. By the mid-1990s, due to its lack of enough storage space, the floppy disc quickly gave way to the Compact Disc.
Links
Floppy Disk; Floppy Disk and Drive; en.wikipedia.org
