A dad turned floppy disks into a toddler TV remote

A dad turned floppy disks into a toddler TV remote, and somehow it works better than smart screens ...
Ars Technica

Here’s the German organ made from 49 floppy disk drives

YouTube isn't exactly short of low-tech musical recreations of famous songs, particularly when it comes to the humble floppy drive. The once ubiquitous storage device has belted out classics like ...
UPI

German group's Floppy Organ made from discarded floppy disk drives

MARKDORF, Germany, May 22 (UPI) --A German technology group unveiled its latest creation: The Floppy Organ, a musical instrument made from old floppy disk drives. Toolbox Bodensee e.V., an electronics ...
Hackaday

An Arduino With A Floppy Drive

For many of us the passing of the floppy disk is unlamented, but there remains a corps of experimenters for whom the classic removable storage format still holds some fascination. The interface for a ...
Slate

Feeling Nostalgic? Floppy Disk Drives Can Play Classic Jams.

Let’s go on a quick journey together. Take a deep, calming breath. It’s 1996. You’re looking fly and drinking Surge. You’re playing solitaire on a Gateway 2000 PC, but you know you need to get some ...
nerdist

The History of the Floppy Disk

Three rows down and four columns over on the iPhone emoji “Objects & Symbols” page is a small black square. It’s to the right of a pager and directly under a CD, perhaps giving more insight into the ...