The 8-inch floppy disk is to computers what the hand crank starter is to automobiles—a relic of the past, existing in museums, black-and-white photos and maybe your grandfather’s basement. They’re the ...
When you hear the phrase “floppy disk,” your mind (assuming you’re of a certain age) flashes back to those ubiquitous 3.5-inch versions that were AOL’s Johnny Appleseed in the mid-1990s, spreading ...
With the introduction of USB drives, the floppy disc has become pretty redundant. I didn’t even know that they were still being manufactured and sold. Sony has been continuing to make and sell floppy ...
used 8-inch floppy disks to control the operational functions of the United States’ nuclear arsenal — until now. This past June, the Air Force replaced the floppy disk with a new “highly secure solid ...
About a week ago, Linus Torvalds made a software commit which has an air about it of the end of an era. The code in question contains a few patches to the driver for native floppy disc controllers.
The German Navy is working on modernizing its Brandenburg-class F123 frigates, which means ending their reliance on 8-inch floppy disks. Earlier this month, Augen geradeaus! spotted a tender for ...
While even children are on the fast track of the digital revolution, there’s one extremely important corner of the U.S. that’s stuck somewhere in the 1970s — the U.S. Department of Defense. A new ...
According to a tender document from the German Navy, the Navy is seeking developers to develop a 'floppy disk replacement emulation system.' The challenge is to design a modern system that is fully ...
America's nuclear arsenal is still controlled by an ancient computer system that takes 8-inch floppy disks, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The title of the report ...
is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. The US Defense Department has finally ended the use of 8-inch ...
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