I don't remember when I first started using a floppy disk in the mid-70s. It was either installing firmware on IBM S/370 mainframes or on a dedicated library workstation to create Library of ...

The Muni Metro in San Francisco was recently approved for an update that would transition it from a control system using ...

The Municipal Transportation Agency board approved a new contract with Hitachi Rail to upgrade its existing train control ...

The city’s light-rail system has used 5¼-inch floppy disks for nearly 40 years. Getting off them won't come cheap.

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Graham Tinkers has created a Raspberry Pi-powered system that automatically backs up stacks of floppy disks and takes a picture of the label as it goes.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) board has agreed to spend $212 million to get its Muni Metro light rail off floppy disks. The Muni Metro’s Automatic Train Control ...

The SFMTA will receive $130 million to partially fund the software modernization as part of $1.3 billion the California State ...

The upgrades would replace the city's 30-year-old automatic system and enable faster, shorter and smoother rides.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) board has agreed to spend $212 million to get its Muni Metro light rail off floppy disks. The Muni Metro’s Automatic Train Control ...