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31.

This $28 floppy disk SSD enclosure is a fun and fast way to keep your storage safe — both practical and nostalgic, this rugged USB-C aluminum enclosure for M.2 drives supports speeds of up to 1,200 MB/s (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-31 | by Ben Stockton | get M.2 SSD Enclosure → | tags: hagibis, m.2 nvme, usb-c

32.

Fets and Crosses: Tic-Tac-Toe built from 2458 discrete transistors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-25 | get Electronic Tic-Tac-Toe Kit → | tags: tic-tac-toe, discrete transistors, logisim

33.

In 1985 Maxell built a bunch of life-size robots for its bad floppy ad (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-04 | get Robot → | tags: maxell, floppy disk, pc mag

34.

The archivist preserving decaying floppy disks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-25 | by Mack Degeurin | get Floppy Disk → | tags: disks, floppies, floppy

35.

The challenges of porting Shufflepuck Cafe to the 8 bits Apple II (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get Shufflepuck → | tags: apple ii, shufflepuck cafe, glider

36.

Floppinux – An Embedded Linux on a Single Floppy, 2025 Edition (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-03 | get Floppy Disk Drive → | tags: arch, directory, floppinux

37.

A web server on a single floppy disk (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-29 | get Floppy Disk Server → | tags: disk, floppy, floppy disk

38.

Floppy disk drive converted into smart TV remote for kids — dev’s toddler inserts vividly labeled floppies to watch his favorite shows (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-18 | by Mark Tyson | get Floppy disk drive → | tags: disk, floppy, floppy disk

39.

Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-12 | get Discs → | tags: disks, disks turn, floppy

40.

Developer turns floppy disks into secret black-and-white picture canvases — pbm2track "paints" pixel art into the disk's magnetic timing diagram (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-05 | by Ben Stockton | get Pixel Art → | tags: diagram, disk, floppy

41.

Taiwan's iPass Releases Floppy Disk Pre-Paid Cash Card (slashdot.org)

2025-12-27 | by Posted | get Floppy Disk → | tags: card, comes, disk

42.

Floppy disk pre-paid cash card launched in Taiwan — NFC payment method 'only has a card function' warns supplier, so keep it out of your FDD (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-25 | by Mark Tyson | get Smartcard → | tags: card, cards, disk

43.

The Big City; Save the Flophouses (1996) (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-15 | get Flophouse → | tags: big city, city, city save

44.

Amazon launches Trainium3 AI accelerator, competing directly against Blackwell Ultra in FP8 performance — new Trn3 Gen2 UltraServer takes vertical scaling notes from Nvidia's playbook (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-05 | by Anton Shilov | get Trainium3 → | tags: hardware, nvidia, performance

45.

Floppy Disk / Diskettes // retrocmp / retro computing (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Thomas Brase | get productivity planner → | tags: 25, 3m, disks

46.

Cambridge University launches project to rescue data trapped on old floppy disks (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Eleanor Parmenter | get science reference book → | tags: cambridge, digital, disks

47.

YouTuber recreates a floppy disk from scratch (engadget.com)

2025-10-31 | get Chromecast → | tags: disk, drive, floppy

48.

Maingear’s Retro95 combines ’90s-era PC design with modern specs (theverge.com)

2025-10-31 | by Tom Warren | get smartphone → | tags: drive, floppy, maingear

49.

Air Traffic Control in the US Still Runs on Windows 95 and Floppy Disks (wired.com)

2025-10-31 | by Benj Edwards | get Meta Quest → | tags: air, aviation, control

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