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If you're like most people, you probably haven't thought about the humble floppy disk in decades. But they're not totally ...
The Digital Agency changed that. The remaining regulation requiring the use of floppy disks and other recording media was abolished on June 28, 2024. Currently, domestic production of floppy disks has ...
In an era of cloud storage, AI copilots, and real-time GPS updates on your phone, it sounds absurd that some commercial airplanes still rely on floppy disks—yes, those 3.5-inch plastic squares ...
Floppy disks, once the pinnacle of portable data storage, have been obsolete for decades. When I first began writing about hardware and software for PC Home magazine in the UK, I used to hand my ...
The Alchemist has been known to use floppy disks when making beats. Now, he has a new song out called “Floppy Disks,” an ode of sorts to the format. “Dustin’ off floppy disks I’m keeping ...
San Francisco transit officials have approved a $212 million overhaul of its aging train control system — which for decades has run on data stored by floppy disks. The Municipal Transportation ...
The new system will replace the original 1998 system, which requires three floppy disks to function on DOS. Yes, DOS. The only thing that ages worse than integral computer technology is milk.
GERMANY (WKRC) - Although you probably haven't used (or even seen) a floppy disk in a while, some systems still rely on the outdated technology to this day. They can't just remove the readers ...
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.
Ulstein Bild, via Getty Images. By John Yoon Hisako Ueno and Kiuko Notoya. ... Each day, Higo Bank, a regional financial institution on the island of Kyushu, processes nearly 300 floppy disks, ...