# Computer Questions--Floppy Discs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-questions-floppy-discs/489964>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 19, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-questions-floppy-discs/489964 "2009-03-19T00:44:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-questions-floppy-discs/489964/21 "2009-03-20T01:28:03Z")

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But the old PC has a built-in floppy drive. He doesn’t need to attach the external drive to the old computer.

Still, I’d go for an online approach before something like this. It’s just not worth spending money on a device that you’ll never need to use again, when you can get the same effect for free. And his current computer obviously has some means of going online, as evidenced by the fact that he’s posting here.

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-questions-floppy-discs/489964/22 "2009-03-20T06:30:07Z")

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Hey, I still use some floppy disks… Got the drives on the new machines too.

\*:: Now get off my lawn… :: \*

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-questions-floppy-discs/489964/23 "2009-03-20T13:44:35Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> But the old PC has a built-in floppy drive. He doesn’t need to attach the external drive to the old computer.

:smack:

Obviously, I posted that at the end of a long day which started out with me not feeling too well to begin with.

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