Tag: floppy
Obsolete technology: Who still uses floppy disks?
About 50 years ago, the first floppy disks in 8-inch format. They consisted of a magnetizable disk protected in a plastic sleeve and were flexible and bendable. Floppy – a…
Why floppy disks are still important to a fast food restaurant
retro technique Totally out of date: Why floppy disks are still important for a well-known fast-food restaurant The US restaurant chain “Chuck E. Cheese’s” is known for its animatronics. They…
Linux 6.2 fixes memory leaks on floppy drives
A memory leak can make part of the main memory unusable on Linux systems with kernel 5.11 or later – namely when the call to floppy_alloc_disk() fails with floppy disk…
Japan: Digital Minister wants to ban floppy disks from authorities
Outdated technology Japan: Digital Minister finally wants to ban floppy disks from public authorities Japanese authorities still use floppy disks today. But that should now be the end of it.…