What is an optical drive? A guide to how your computer reads CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. However, they're quickly becoming ...
Ars Technica

PS2 disc read errors on SCPH-70012 model

I read the article on how to fix disc read errors on a PS2, however the article references a PS2 model SCPH-30001. I have the slim line model and once opened up, looks different than that referenced ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

Cambridge University launches project to rescue data trapped on old floppy disks

On October 9, Cambridge University Library opened its doors to anyone with an old floppy disk and a question: What’s on here?
The Verge

Flop rock: inside the underground floppy disk music scene

Floppy disks are facing extinction, but musicians are still pumping out DIY music projects. Floppy disks are facing extinction, but musicians are still pumping out DIY music projects. The first ...
Ars Technica

Python: No read from disk?

I have written a test tool in Python that writes files to disk and checks the data integrity as the file is written. Yesterday I did a performance analysis and found that the program was not reading ...
Hackaday

RFIDisk: When Floppy Drives Go Contactless

Not too long ago, part of using a computer was often finding the correct disk for the application you wanted to run and ...