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Well, BIOS is floppy disk's peer (same age), and it contains code for accessing floppy drive, and in many cases is most easily updated via floppy disk; so this
by listic 16y ago
Well, BIOS is floppy disk's peer (same age), and it contains code for accessing floppy drive, and in many cases is most easily updated via floppy disk; so this part makes sense.
Though today if one is using floppy disk at all, it will most likely be a 3.5" 1.44 MB High Density version, which is much younger than original model that is BIOS peer (maybe it would be more exact to show older 5.25" floppy?) But in general, they belong to the same age.
- cryptoz 16y agoOff topic, but the Microsoft Office 2010 Save icon is still a floppy disk. Crazy. http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/ukschools/WindowsLiveWriter/Top10reasonsOffice2010isgoodforschools_E4DD/image_2.png http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/ukschools/WindowsLiveWriter/...
- andrewf 16y agoI doubt it will ever change. There's a generation of kids growing up right now who think that's an icon which means "save" - they've never seen a floppy.
- Splines 16y agoI wonder how many phrases/icons are there that apply to obsolete technology? One that I can think of off the top of my head: The phrase "you left your phone off the hook" to describe a phone that hasn't been turned off.
- frou_dh 16y agoThere's that ribbed drum lookin' thing that gets used as a database icon.
- jleader 16y ago"dial tone" "punch a clock"
- stonemetal 16y agoClock punching still happens some places.
- jfb 16y agoEvery morning at 4:45am in my house.