#Floppy

Notable floppy alternatives included the Iomega Zip, the short-lived (but fast) SyQuest EZ135, and innovative flopticals pioneered by Insite.

By the 1990s, more than 5 billion floppy disks were sold annually; now, old and recycled stock is bought by a few niche users.

From How-To Geek: The SuperDisk was a better floppy, but the world didn't want a better floppy

From How-To Geek: Floppy disks, burned CDs, and tape drives: How we survived before the cloud

The 2.5-inch hard drive should be dead, but it's thriving in places you'd never expect

From BuzzFeed - Tech: Chuck E. Cheese Still Uses Floppy Disks To Make Its Rodent Mascot Dance — For Now