The floppy disk is dead.
While reading the news today it came to my attention that Sony has announced it will stop making the floppy disk.
A chapter in computer history has ended, and I am sure that many of you have both good, and bad memories of these devices. For myself, I can remember sitting in my dad’s office, and using his floppy disks as make shift building blocks, while the older kids got to play Kings Quest and Zelda.
Looking back on the floppy disk’s life, I can’t help but look at how much technology, and the way we do things changes. A process or medium that is cutting edge one day, can become a child’s toy the next.
My question is, what are other “floppy disks” that are in our world? Do we too quickly get rid of the old in exchange for the shiny new and hip, or are we holding onto concepts a little too tightly for our own good?
