{"id":2678,"date":"2010-04-27T22:24:37","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T02:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/?p=2678"},"modified":"2022-12-30T12:49:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T17:49:07","slug":"floppy-disks-fades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/floppy-disks-fades\/","title":{"rendered":"Floppy Disks Fades"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FloppyTechCrunch<\/a><\/em> is reporting that Sony<\/a> will stop making floppy disks<\/strong> in March 2011. According to the article<\/a>,\u00a0 Sony (6758<\/a>) is actually still making and selling those discs. But soon it\u2019s time to say goodbye. The company said<\/a> [JP] it will stop production in March 2012. Sony rolled out the world\u2019s first 3.5-inch floppy<\/a> disc back in 1981<\/strong>. Even in 2008, the company could still sell 8.5 million units in Japan alone.<\/p>\n

\"FloppyTechChrunch<\/em> says “Not too surprisingly, Sony cites rapidly plunging demand as the reason” Floppy disk (demand peaked in 1995 and has shrunk more than 90% since. Hitachi Maxell<\/a> and Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, two other major makers, withdrew from floppy disc sales in the spring of 2009.<\/p>\n

Quietly, Sony wrapped up international sales of floppy discs<\/strong> last month. The exception was India and a few other parts of the world. The company already stopped producing floppy disc drives<\/em><\/strong> last September.<\/p>\n

For the youngsters – here is what a floppy drive is<\/p>\n