[. . . ] Driver installations, boot diskettes, archived documents and files ­ all done on a simple 1. 44MB floppy disk. [. . . ] Small files like drivers, software updates, patches for operating systems, anti-virus updates and boot-diskettes are still being shipped on floppy disks. Also, a lot of people still have old text files, spreadsheets, pictures etc saved on floppy disks. So there will always come a time when you need a floppy drive for a software update, to access some of your old data, or you need a diskette to quickly save a small file on. Affordable, easy to use, lightweight: very portable and very convenient. Installing the USB floppy drive could not be easier: Just plug it into the USB port of your computer and you're ready to go!The Freecom External USB Floppy Drive is also a very cost-effective replacement for when your existing floppy drive is broken. Powered through your USB port, this USB floppy drive gets you up and running in seconds. Keep it simple! FLOPPY DISK DRIVE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS FREECOM FLOPPY DISK DRIVE: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS: Portable external USB Floppy Disk Drive STORAGE CAPACITY: 720 kB/1. 44 MB MEDIA STANDARDS: 3. 5" Floppy Disks, double sided high-density, double sided density INTERFACE: USB 1. 1 (12 Mbit/s) PERFORMANCE: Spindle speed: 300 U/min SHOCK: 5G max. , non-operating: 100G max. [. . . ] MM/PW/02-09-2008 Tested to comply with FCC standards for home and office use [. . . ]