It may seem incredible, but the giant Boeing 747 is still using the old-fashioned floppy disk to update its software. And ...

Floppy disks still fly—literally. Here’s why some airplanes in 2025 still rely on 1990s tech for navigation updates. ... Their onboard systems were state-of-the-art—back then.

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FAA systems are held back by outdated data platforms, which must often be operated continually to support the country’s 24/7 flight operations. The agency also faces delays when procuring and updating ...

A running family joke dates back to 1962, when her mom, an artist and flight attendant, saw Andy Warhol's soon-to-be-famous Campbell's soup can pieces at a Los Angeles exhibition. But she passed ...

New storage systems, coupled with a need to store more than the 1.44 megabytes of data held by a standard floppy, have led to its demise. Only a tiny percentage of PCs currently sold still have floppy ...

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“My brother and I were once content to battle for the only computer at home, back when games were still on floppy disks,” recalls the 51-year-old. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest ...

Sony introduced the ubiquitous 3.5-inch floppy disk in 1981 and was their last manufacturer until they ended sales in 2011, as floppy disks were replaced by more efficient storage technology.

In honour of the floppy disk, MailOnline reveals the retro tech that older generations still have trouble saying goodbye to - while baffling the kids of today.

Even some city transport systems run on them. And while these users are slowly dying out, a handful cling on, despite the fact that the last brand new floppy disk manufactured by Sony was back in ...