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Disc drives don't even exist as part of the internal hardware on most computers and laptops nowadays. In fact, by the ...
It may seem incredible, but the giant Boeing 747 is still using the old-fashioned floppy disk to update its software. And it's unlikely to change. Here's why.
Now that Apple sells over hundreds of millions of iPhones a year, it’s easy to forget that it all began with two college dropouts in a garage with some trademark old Apple computers. Since 1976, Apple ...
Serveal notable industries and organizations still use floppy disks, including the U.S. FAA and San Francisco's Muni Metro light railway.
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 ...
In brief: It's 2025, and the FAA has decided it's time to stop using floppy disks and Windows 95 for air traffic control. The head of the agency, Chris Rocheleau, wants to replace the archaic ...
Mac software used to be distributed on 3.5-inch floppy disks. Now, using the MacDisk utility, you can read them on modern Windows computers.
Floppy disks still fly—literally. Here’s why some airplanes in 2025 still rely on 1990s tech for navigation updates.
Some of it relies on floppy discs and used parts sourced from eBay, federal officials said this week. That aging technology failed on April 28, creating a terrifying communications blackout ...
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.
San Francisco transit officials approved a $212 million overhaul of its train control system which until now has run on data stored by floppy disks.