What is it with Fog City and ancient transport tech?
Those taking public transport in the tech hub of San Francisco may be reassured to know that their rides will soon no longer be dependent on floppy disks.that the city's automatic train control system is running on outdated tech and"relies on three five-inch floppy discs" to boot up. The reporter was holding a 3.5-inch disc in the broadcast, so may have just skipped the word"point".about the floppy replacement project.
For the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to adopt floppies in that year would not be the first time organizations have acquired outdated tech and just kept using it rather than enduring the expense of an upgrade. And before folks start panicking, it's worth remembering that use of floppy disks is not uncommon in embedded systems. Bear in mind that the US nuclear arsenal'Last man standing in the floppy disk business' reckons his company has 4 years left"This is effectively a multi-phase decade-long project that starts with pieces of Market Street subway and pieces on the surface," explained Tumlin.
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