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Serveal notable industries and organizations still use floppy disks, including the U.S. FAA and San Francisco's Muni Metro light railway.
The game has a number of floppy-disk-specific features compared to the arcade classic, though. First, there’s no mallet, so the player must push the floppy disks into the drive manually. Second ...
Air Traffic Control in the US Still Runs on Windows 95 and Floppy Disks The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking contractors to modernize its decades-old computer systems within four years.
America's air traffic control network runs on decades-old technology, and the acting FAA director wants to replace the whole system.
Robert Smith created an alternate version of the iconic Whac-A-Mole arcade game for the generation that both remembers arcades and knows why the save icon looks the way it does, as spotted by Hackaday ...
US nuclear force still uses floppy disks Episode 160621 / 21 Jun 2016 Step 1: Listen You're going to hear a genuine BBC news report from 26 May, 2016. Before you listen, read these three summaries: 1.
The FAA isn't alone in clinging to floppy disk technology. San Francisco's train control system still runs on DOS loaded from 5.25-inch floppy disks, with upgrades not expected until 2030 due to ...
Apple's latest update for Macs, macOS 26 Tahoe, introduces a significant leap forward in disk image technology with the debut of the ASIF format – a development that could reshape how users and ...
AGE-PRO observed 30 planet-forming disks around sunlike stars to measure gas disk mass at different ages. The study revealed that gas and dust components in these disks evolve at different rates.
The croissant is five times the size of a standard version (Image: PinPep) Over half of those questioned said it was essential for a croissant to be authentically French, made using traditional ...