WW-- i didn't follow dr. bill's link, but he is right about floppies.. CD burners have been come so reasonable, and blank cd's can be found for about $0.25-- more expensive than a single floppie, but since they replace so many! the are really cheaper.

but just incase.. open your Word processor.

In WP look in Tools-- Settings--> files and set your default file folder for WP doct, and set a default back up to A:/ and then make it a habit to keep a floppy in the drive..

in Word, Tools, options--> file locations.. you can also set up an autoback up to A:/

then you don't have to remeber-- every time you do a save/ the program will try to save to A:/ and remind you to install a blank disk..
if you get a CD burner, leave that as your backup..