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hunter

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4. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2024, 05:15 PM

Jul 2024

We can still read and write most common floppy disks formats in my mad scientist lab.

I'm not sure about the eight inch floppy drive, however. Haven't started that up for a long time.

Floppy drives are pretty easy to emulate. The German Navy has recently found itself in that predicament.

German Navy to replace aging 8-inch floppy drives with an emulated solution for its anti-submarine frigates

The German Navy is searching for a new storage system to replace the aging 8-inch (20cm) floppy disks which are vital to the running of its Brandenburg class F123 frigates. According to an official tender document, the ideal answer to the German Navy’s problems would be a drop-in floppy disk replacement based upon a storage emulation system, reports Golem.de.

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https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/german-navy-aims-to-replace-aging-8-inch-floppy-drives-with-an-emulated-solution-for-its-anti-submarine-frigates

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San Francisco's Train System Still Uses Floppy Disks--and Will for Years [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 OP

This reads like so much pork has been put into this 'floppy disk' move. Traurigkeit Jul 2024 #1

I remember those. Turbineguy Jul 2024 #2

bzz bzz b bzzz. AllaN01Bear Jul 2024 #3

If it ain't broke don't fix it. hunter Jul 2024 #4

Those floppies are reliable. CCExile Jul 2024 #5