BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoSan Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disksarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldarstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
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minus-squareReptorian@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoPeople are still using floppies?
minus-squarelgmjon64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYup. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/german-navy-still-uses-8-inch-floppy-disks-working-on-emulating-a-replacement/
minus-squareChe Banana@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAFAIK there are long term science programs that are using archaic computer systems so probably yes.
minus-squareaname@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’d like to read about those. Can you link some?
minus-squareChe Banana@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agohttps://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a27928/22-years-later-windows-95/ Mostly anecdotal from comments and whatnot, but here is a PM article
People are still using floppies?
Yup. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/german-navy-still-uses-8-inch-floppy-disks-working-on-emulating-a-replacement/
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