Mode 3 is a Japanese floppy disk specification. It gets only 1.2 MB per disk, and I imagine is incompatible with what we're used to using. Not sure though. And your Sony may very well support it--it's ...

It's a race against time (and magnetic decay) to preserve decades of cultural history stored on obsolete hardware.

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Many performers, including singers and musicians, credit YouTube for giving them the exposure they needed to eventually gain fame and fortune. But one performer who ...

Not too long ago, part of using a computer was often finding the correct disk for the application you wanted to run and inserting it into your machine before you could start. With modern storage, this ...

In this increasingly digital era, physical media has become a thing of the past in most circles. There is, however, sustained interest in such supposedly antiquated tech. Some examples of this include ...

Invented back in 1971, the floppy disk is remembered as one of the most iconic and reliable disk storage solutions. Specifically, it was the 3.5-inch floppy that became a literal icon, one we still ...