Last Updated: February 01, 2024, 17:31 IST
Floppy disks came out in the 1970’s and Sony was the last company to make them
Floppy disk was used because it was considered as a safer way to store data for many years but times have changed and we have the internet now.
Most people now rely on the cloud and storage drives to share or store data. However, back in the days, you had floppy disks and CDs that served millions for decades and in fact, these technologies have still been part of the ecosystem in some countries. Japan is known for its tech-savvy and ahead-of-the-curve advancements but the country has also been equally invested in old-age tech like floppy disks.
The Japanese government finally realises the need to move ahead from these products to modern services like online support and cloud data storage. Last month, the government’s economy division passed a new law which includes eradicating the use of floppy disks.
It is fascinating to see a country like Japan adhere to these devices, considering the kind of machines that support the disks. But in some ways, you get the point of a government agency relying on floppy disks that are hard to exploit and the data remains protected, as long as others don’t have a copy of the same files.
Floppy disks have been around for more than a few decades. It all started back in 1971 when these disks were retailed by IBM in the market. However, times have changed and with the digital era, you can assume that using floppy disks hinders the digitisation of the stored data in these disks and CDs. Except the country’s government to adopt modern techniques to keep their data secure and do it in the most robust fashion.
There is a reason why these devices were replaced with USB Drives, and SD cards over the last decade. In fact, floppy disks ceased to exist back in 2011 which was stopped by Japanese giant Sony.
