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Floppy Drive Support to End in 2009
The library's new public access computers will not have disk drives installed in them. Customers who currently use floppy disks to store their documents will need to save them on a flash drive or on the Web. To prepare for the change, it is recommended that customers prepare now by acquiring a flash drive and/or creating an online account where documents can be saved. Flash Drives
The price of a flash drive depends on how much storage capacity it has. Capacities have been increasing and prices have been dropping, making it relatively easy to find an inexpensive model. The Library sells:
(1 Gigabyte = 1000 megabytes, meaning you can fit over 1000 floppy disks on one small Flash drive!) Flash drives plug directly into the USB ports on the Library's computers. Here's how to save your documents to your flash drive. We recommend that you acquire a flash drive and plan on transferring your files off of your old floppies as soon as possible. Storing Documents on the WebAnother option for saving your documents is to use an online service to store them. Google Docs is a free service that lets you store and share documents online. Documents can be exported to Word, PDF, or other formats for printing or e-mailing as attachments. You can access and edit the documents you store online from any computer connected to the Internet. Other online document services include Zoho and ThinkFree. Saving Documents to your Flash DriveFrom the File menu, choose Save or Save As ... Navigate to your flash drive. Find or create a folder to save your document in. (Optional) Give your file a name. Click Save. |
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In the 2009, the Saint Paul Public Library will discontinue the support of floppy drives in its computers.
Flash drives (sometimes called jump drives or thumb drives) are available at many stores and come in a variety of shapes, colors, and styles (see the picture at right for one example).