Mac software used to be distributed on 3.5-inch floppy disks. Now, using the MacDisk utility, you can read them on modern ...

A leading lawmaker from the nation’s most interconnected air travel state warned that outdated technology – like "floppy disks" – and ongoing air traffic control (ATC) crises at key hubs are ...

[Thomas] has been working on a 68000 Mac emulator and found that low-level floppy information was scattered in different places. So he’s gathered it all for us in one place. Low-level disk ...

While other countries have embraced digital displays and infrared-based systems, American air traffic controllers are trained to use paper strips, floppy disks and World War II-era radar technology.

“I have toured the FAA air traffic facilities before, and I was horrified to learn that they are still relying on outdated technology like floppy disks,” said U.S. Rep Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd Dist.

There’s also an internal floppy drive that’s had its eject mechanism cleverly motorized, along with a modified USB battery bank that should keep the whole show running for about an hour.

noting how air traffic controllers still use floppy disks. "We shop on eBay to replace parts, to fix our equipment in the system that keeps you safe, keeps your family safe," he said at a news ...

Although the floppy disk was superseded by more efficient storage technologies in the 1990s, some industries still rely on these antiquated devices. But, with floppies facing extinction, the race to ...