Why is the first Windows drive always called C:? Here’s the answer
On your Windows PC, the drive designations start with C. Where are A and B? The answer can be found in the history of Windows ...
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Part of a $700 million systems overhaul
In brief: The San Francisco Muni Metro's Automatic Train Control System (ATCS), one of the few remaining major systems still using floppy disks ... where the trains drive themselves while the ...
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San Francisco will spend $212 million to bid 5.25-inch floppy disks goodbye — Muni Metro light rail upgrade represents a $700 million investment
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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Light rail in San Francisco: Farewell to floppy disks for 212 million US dollars
In San Francisco, 5.25-inch floppy disks form the basis of the light rail control system. Hundreds of millions of US dollars are now being spent to change this. The operator of the light rail ...
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San Francisco will spend $212 million to bid 5.25-inch floppy disks goodbye — Muni Metro light rail upgrade represents a $700 million investment
This isn't the only example in recent memory of a government finally doing away with floppy disks. This past year ... era when computers didn't have hard drives." It's also worth noting that ...
San Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disks
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) board has agreed to spend $212 million to get its Muni Metro light rail off floppy disks.
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San Francisco Muni to replace floppy-disk train control system
San Francisco Muni has approved a contract that will replace the train control system for the Market Street Subway (highlighted in yellow), which currently has a system using a floppy disk drive. San ...