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JAB wrote:
> Floppy discs still run a U.S. metro? Japan steps in with 'project kill
> floppy'
> 
> Hitachi Rail contract inked by SF transport board will kill the
> throwback
> 
> San Francisco's Muni Metro could be finally getting ready to wave
> goodbye to the antiquated and archaic floppy disk-based train control
> system.
> 
> Yes, we're talking about the good old 5.25-inch floppy disk, which is
> somehow still being utilized for something as important as a critical
> function of a public transport network within a major city. In a move
> that many are wondering why and how it took this long to get around to
> it.
> 
> https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/hitachi_rail_contract_san_francisco/
> 
>> 5.25-inch floppy disk
> 
> That's how I booted up an IBM PC (Intel 8088 @ 4.77 MHz) years ago
> 
> IIRC, a few years later, I bought a 32 meg hard drive for some $300.00
> 
i remember using punch cards