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Back in the early years of the personal computer, “FloppyData” may not have been recognizable by itself. But looking back on ...
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.
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The 1990s were an important transition era, when electronics were getting small enough to be portable but were often still too bulky to be truly useful.
San Francisco uses floppy disks in its train control system, and the US Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) also relied on 8-inch floppy disks until 2019.
The German Navy is seeking a new storage system to replace its old 8-inch floppy disks on its Brandenburg class F123 frigates. These frigates, vital for anti-submarine warfare, still use floppy ...
The German Navy seeks emulation-based replacements for 8-inch floppy disks in F123 frigates, commissioned in the 1990s. Saab, as general contractor, oversees upgrades to propulsion, weapon systems ...
Since their commissioning in the 1990s, these vessels have relied on 8-inch floppy disks to manage critical systems like airflow and power generation.
Now the German Navy is trying to find a way to replace the outdated disk system that are “vital to the running of its Brandenburg class F123 frigates,” according to Tom’s Hardware.
Japan's government finally eliminates the use of floppy disks in all its systems, two decades after the technology's heyday.
Japan’s government has finally eliminated the use of floppy disks in all its systems, two decades since their heyday, reaching a long-awaited milestone in a campaign to modernize the bureaucracy.