Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces an effort to ditch the FAA's floppy disks
Summary
The Federal Aviation Administration is still running critical pieces of American airspace on 3.5-inch magnetic floppy disks, The Verge reported on Thursday 5 November, writing that those technology artifacts could be headed for the dustbin after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an effort to ditch floppy disks in favor of a new digital system. Engadget headlined that the FAA is finally phasing out floppy disks from air traffic control.
Latest: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an effort to ditch floppy disks in favor of a new digital system, The Verge reported, writing that the Federal Aviation Administration is still running critical pieces of American airspace on 3.5-inch magnetic floppy disks, and Engadget headlined that the FAA is finally phasing out floppy disks from air traffic control.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 5 November
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an effort to ditch floppy disks in favor of a new digital system, The Verge reported, writing that the Federal Aviation Administration is still running critical pieces of American airspace on 3.5-inch magnetic floppy disks, and Engadget headlined that the FAA is finally phasing out floppy disks from air traffic control.
- 14:16Engadget The FAA is finally phasing out floppy disks from air traffic control
- 12:13The Verge The FAA is finally ditching floppy disks