Computing's future on display at Microsoft conference
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
It has been declining for years, but an icon of the personal computer revolution was finally given its eulogy yesterday by someone who has closely watched its rise and fall.
"I think this is the first time I can say that the floppy disk is dead," Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates declared as he and others from the company demonstrated some of the new ways they envision people using key-chain-size USB drives instead.