So when is the last time anyone has used a 3.5 inch floppy for it's intended or unintended purpose ?

I can't remember exactly the date but less than a year ago I had to use one to install windows XP. My copy is too old to have SATA drivers so I had to use one during the install process so I could install XP onto a SATA drive. It was hard to believe I couldn't use a USB drive but I guess XP is that old.

I remember having to dig through the box of old computer stuff I should throw away and find a disk that had some obsolete program on it and the floppy drive. Had to try a couple disks to find a working one.