On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:44:07 +1300, MrKiwi wrote: > John Summerfield wrote: >> Jim Perrin wrote: >>> >>> As for sanity..... Floppy: Sony MPF920-Z-121 ? wtf? >>> >>> Other than a bios upgrade, when was the last time you looked at a >>> floppy? >> >> If I need a floppy for that, I usually burn it to CD. But I was looking >> for one a few weeks ago. >> > Exactly John - data i have collected from personal experience; How long my > machines have each had a floppy drive (in the past) : ~12y > Number of times i've needed on: ~12 > > How long my new machines have all been floppy-less: ~5 weeks Number of > times i've needed one since then: 4 Floppy conversation on the Linux kernel mailing list: http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/2/6/138 Akemi