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A floppy disk might seem like a thing of the past, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still uses them to manage flight. Here's why.
Serveal notable industries and organizations still use floppy disks, including the U.S. FAA and San Francisco's Muni Metro light railway.
5.25-inch floppy disks expected to help run San Francisco trains until 2030 "We have a technical debt that stretches back many decades." ...
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 ...
Tom Persky runs floppydisk.com, a California-based online disk recycling service that takes in new and used disks before sending them onto a reliable customer base — he reckons he sells about ...
If you need to, it's entirely possible to read and write to floppy disks with a modern PC or laptop. Here's everything you need to know.
An online merchant who runs one of the few remaining websites where you can buy floppy disks says they're still used in the medical and airline industries.
The time has come to bid farewell to one of the PC's more stalwart friends - the floppy disk. Computing superstore PC World said it will no longer sell the storage devices, affectionately known as ...
San Francisco’s Train System Still Uses Floppy Disks—and Will for Years Three 5.25-inch floppy disks help keep Muni running every morning. A tech upgrade could take until 2030.
The 'last man' selling floppy-disks says airlines continue to make orders for the ancient storage technology ...
A floppy disk might seem like a thing of the past, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still uses them to manage flight. Here's why.