A portrait of Indianapolis humor icon David Letterman made of floppy disks will be displayed in downtown InterContinental ...

How this latter came to be is the subject of an article by [Ernie Smith], focusing on floppy disk storage. Although 3M was not the one to invent floppy disks or magnetic storage, their expertise ...

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 ...

As a proud 1994 baby, I’ve found myself in a quirky position—straddling the line between Millennials and Gen Z.

After more than 50 years since the first one was made, Japan has officially killed off the iconic floppy disk. According to reports, the Japanese government has scrapped all 1,034 regulations ...

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

Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars ...

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 System ...

The contract entails that Hitachi Rail will transition the ATCS from its current 5.25-inch floppy disk system to one that uses Wi-Fi and cell signals to track exact train locations. The deal is ...

The new system will replace the original 1998 system, which requires three floppy disks to function on DOS. Yes, DOS. The Automatic Train Control System is designed to communicate with Muni Metro ...

A multimillion-dollar state grant will eventually bring the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s floppy-disk-based subway train-control system into the 21st century. The SFMTA will ...