Course Technology--InfoWeb: Floppies & Zips

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Floppies & Zips

How many types of floppy disks are there? Which ones are obsolete? What are the specifications of different floppy disk formats? You can find the answers to these questions and more in PC Guide's discussion of floppy disk formats and logical structures (Floppy Disk Formats and Logical Structures at www.pcguide.com/ref/fdd/format-c.html).What if your floppy disk stops working? Get some hints on fixing it at www.pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/fdd/index.htm (www.louisville.edu/~ajsmit01/floppy.html is no longer available). You can learn more about Zip drives and the new 250 MB capacity disks at Iomega's site, www.iomega.com.

Additional Links

Solid State Floppy Disk Card Forum The solid state floppy disk card (SSFDC) is one of the newest portable storage media available. It is designed to be versatile and can be used by systems as diverse as personal digital assistants, pagers, cellular phones, and desktop computers. Explore this Web site to learn how the SSFDC works and what it can be used for.

Computer Survival Guide: Backing Up Your Data: Backup Media Why should you care much about floppies and zips? Backup. Would you rather sit for hours backing up your valuable data onto 20 floppies or pop in one zip disk? Which is a more reliable backup medium? This section of Family PC's Computer Survival Guide can help you evaluate different storage media and determine the best choices for your needs.

The Fight to be the New Floppy Disk There are three new mass storage media available today: zip, LS-120, and HiFD. In this article, John C. Dvorak describes the history of changes in the storage market, outlines where the industry might be heading, and wonders why it has taken consumers so long to call for a new floppy disk media.