Although floppy disks are still used by different industries, including some music labels with unique marketing campaigns, the days of this antiquated technology are numbered. Some industries are ...

The FAA isn't alone in clinging to floppy disk technology. San Francisco's train control system still runs on DOS loaded from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Buying a 3.5-inch floppy drive today Windows 11 computers don’t come with floppy drives, so if you want to use floppy disks on a modern PC, you’ll need to buy a floppy drive.

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 current ATCS floppy disk system has been in use since 1998 and utilizes a mix of automatic mode functioning when the trains are running in the subway and manual operations when they are moving ...

The Muni Metro's automated control system required three floppy disk to run DOS software By Ryan Erik King October 25, 2024 8:30 am EST Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images ...

According to Tom’s Hardware, the Navy is only now nearing replacement solutions for the floppy disks that help manage its Brandenburg-class F123 frigates (warships) that monitor submarine activity.

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(WKRC) - Although you probably haven't used (or even seen) a floppy disk in a while, some systems still rely on the outdated technology to this day.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 ...

The German Navy is set to modernize its aging floppy disk technology aboard its Brandenburg class F123 frigates. It is a significant step towards bringing the Navy's technology up to current ...