I've seen HDD icons as a replacement for the floppy.
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I choose a labeled, icon-free button that says save
Given the impermanence of any storage medium today, I'm thinking a puff of smoke would convey the sentiment with the right level of user expectation.
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A dark souls campfire/site of grace
I think the download icons will become synonymous with saving. It's functionally the same, move thingy to a location on your computer.
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Gotta go with an even older symbol, the ring buoy.
A rotary pay phone powered by a steam engine.
But I like the floppy disk save symbol
Go older: a punch card being inserted into a tray
Ice cube, because you're freezing it in whatever working state you're in.
Core memory. It's non-volatile.
Bonfire from Dark Souls, because you don't want to lose your soul by failing to save progress.
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A PSX Memory Card, because that would be awesome.