Tag: floppy
This metro has been running on 3 floppy disks for 26 years, the city fears a catastrophe
All the metro trains in this big city continue to run every morning using floppy disks since 1998. The modernization of the system is not happening right away and the…
Unbelievable but true, San Francisco’s trains and subways still run on floppy disks, but that will soon be over
Alexandre Boero Clubic news manager April 8, 2024 at 8:45 p.m. 26 In the San Francisco metro, here at the international airport © Alexandre Boero / Clubic In San Francisco,…
Japanese government will no longer require… the use of floppy disks
Vincent Mannessier January 31, 2024 at 2:33 p.m. 11 The good old floppy disk, a classic that is still effective © Pixabay Contrary to appearances, we confirm that this article…
That’s it, Japan goes to war against floppy disks
Japan still imposes floppy disks on its citizens far too often. But the 90s are over. Since 2022, the country has been launched into an offensive against this obsolete storage…
Japan, home of electronic innovation, is fighting against… the floppy disk
Mathilde Rochefort September 06, 2022 at 12:05 p.m. 48 © Vincent Botta/Unsplash Taro Kono, newly appointed to the post of Japanese Minister in charge of Digital, has just declared war…
Japan: digital minister promises to rid the country of floppy disks
Japan’s digital minister has promised to scrap laws requiring data sent to the government to be shipped on floppy disks and other physical media. Japan’s Digital Minister Taro Kono pledged…
Floppy disk: Japan wants to abolish storage medium
The floppy disk is more than half a century old. The Japanese digital minister has now declared war on her. When the floppy disk hit the market in 1971, it…
Japan’s digital minister goes to war against floppy disks
The new Japanese Minister of Digital, Taro Kono, intends to launch an all-out war against a rather particular enemy: floppy disks. Indeed, the politician wants to get rid of these…
Microsoft wakes up and removes the floppy as the primary source from Device Manager
Noëllie Mautaint January 11, 2022, 1:00 p.m. 12 © Microsoft It is always difficult to let go of old habits, even for Windows 11 that’s just starting to say goodbye…
Windows 11 begins to bury the floppy drive, it’s about time
We had to wait until 2022 and the recent release of Windows 11, but here we are: the floppy drive is finally starting to disappear from the operating system. Even…
Yes, you can still use your old floppy disks on Windows 11
Ahlem Reggani January 10, 2022, 5:30 p.m. 7 © Pixabay Good news, floppy disks are recognized on Windows 11 , 40 years after their creation. Microsoft offers a number of…