BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 hours agoSan Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disksarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhardware@lemmy.worldarstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
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minus-squareReptorian@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoPeople are still using floppies?
minus-squareChe Banana@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoAFAIK there are long term science programs that are using archaic computer systems so probably yes.
minus-squareaname@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoI’d like to read about those. Can you link some?
minus-squareChe Banana@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agohttps://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a27928/22-years-later-windows-95/ Mostly anecdotal from comments and whatnot, but here is a PM article
minus-squarelgmjon64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoYup. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/german-navy-still-uses-8-inch-floppy-disks-working-on-emulating-a-replacement/
People are still using floppies?
AFAIK there are long term science programs that are using archaic computer systems so probably yes.
I’d like to read about those. Can you link some?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a27928/22-years-later-windows-95/
Mostly anecdotal from comments and whatnot, but here is a PM article
Yup. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/german-navy-still-uses-8-inch-floppy-disks-working-on-emulating-a-replacement/