I still use floppies for diagnostic programs like MemTest and SpinRite, etc. Also for BIOS flashing and other hardware firmware updates, etc.
I'm soon going to buy a new PC and I'm going to find one with a Motherboard that still has a FDD connector on it so I can install a Floppy Drive. I prefer to have the Floppy Drive instead of an Internal 3.5" Media Card Reader. I already have an external USB Media Card Reader that I can plug in when needed (rarely). When I go into "My Computer" it's going to be a lot less complicated with two partitioned Hard Drives installed!
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