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FAA to finally ditch floppy disks in what it calls "historic" tech upgrade
FAA information display systems to be floppy-free at 435 sites by end of 2028.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/faa-to-finally-ditch-floppy-disks-in-what-it-calls-historic-tech-upgrade/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@arstechnica Whoaaaa... hey!! What's the big hurry all of the sudden???
Let's not go rushing in to blindly adopt all this fancy new-fangled tech.
Color monitors might confuse people! =P
@arstechnica We're now ready for the technology of the future: MicroDrives !
@arstechnica this is a joke, right?
@arstechnica "floppy free" is thesaurus for "tighty whities".
As someone who sold 8 inch floppy disks, I find this amazing....
@arstechnica I'm afraid this kind of technology still controls a lot of other dangerous stuff. Like nuclear launch sites.