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Floppy Disk Becomes Commercially Available
8-in. floppy disks become available on the market. Held less than one megabyte. -
5 1/4 Floppy Emerges
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IBM Introduces 1.2 MB Floppy Disk
The dual-sided floppy disk could hold 1.2 MB of data. IBM started using the 720 KB double density disk in its "PC Convertible" and the 1.44 MB high density version withe the PS/2 line in 1987. -
2.88 MB Diskette
IBM introduced the 2.88 MB "DSED" diskette, but it was a commercial failure. -
3 1/2 Outsells 5 1/4
The 3 1/2 inch floppy drive outsellf the 5 1/4 inch floppy. -
5 1/4 inch disk becomes obsolete.
In the mid 90s, 5 1/4 inch disks had basically dissapeared as the 3 1/2 inch disk offered compactability and better protection from the environment. -
Apple produces iMac without floppy drive
The iMac G3 was introduced in 1998 that offered a CD ROM drive but no floppy drive. -
IBM and Trek Technology sell first commercially available floppy drives
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Dell
Dell announces floppy disks will no longer be pre installed on home computers. -
PC World
PC world announces that 2% of computers they sold contained floppy drives, and that once present stocks were exhausted, no more would be sold. -
USB 3.0 Announced
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HP Stops Selling Floppy Disk Drives
HP Stops Selling Floppy Disk Drives in standard desktops. -
USB 3.0 Available
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512 GB USB drive relased
