slashgear.com - 10/24/2008
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It’s not often that a product makes us go “but why?” then “oh I see” and then “but why?” in such rapid succession, but the HP USB Floppy Drive Key has managed it. At first glance a standard USB memory stick, and available in both 1GB and 256MB ...
h18004.www1.hp.com - 10/24/2008
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h18004.www1.hp.com —
The HP USB Floppy Drive Key provides the
functionality of two USB devices in one compact package....
The device functions as both a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed flash storage device and a USB floppy. The key is offered in both 1GB and 256MB storage capacities. ...
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ProLiant Storage - HP USB Floppy Drive Key - Overview ...
crunchgear.com - 10/24/2008
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crunchgear.com —
If you’re a sysadmin, you may have noticed
a somewhat annoying trend: computers — especially servers —...
rarely ship with floppy drives any more, and yet BIOS updates still often require that you boot from a floppy disk! Sure, ...
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USB Floppy Drive Key provides 2-in-1 storage option
ubergizmo.com - 10/24/2008
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ubergizmo.com —
HP has released its USB Floppy Drive Key
that offers a 2-in-1 USB media solution that boasts...
the ability to read the USB flash drive as a standard storage device or a floppy device. All you need to do is connect the USB flash drive to a computer, ...
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HP USB Floppy Drive Key
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HP's USB Floppy Drive Key allows BIOS installation
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... copy the BIOS files over and update with no fuss.
It's clearly aimed at sys admins, and the price reflects that: $49 for 256MB and $79 for the 1GB version. No one who isn't getting corporate to pay is going to spend that when they can do the same thing using a regular USB stick and any one of a number of open source programs. Still, props to HP for doing something, anything new with gadgetdom's most flotsam of tech.
HP USB Floppy Drive Key [HP via Slashgear]
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