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.

Transportation officials in San Francisco took a step towards modernizing the train control system that powers the Muni Metro ...

A $130 million state grant will upgrade the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's train control system after 30 years of relying on floppy disks. The grant announced Thursday will mean ...

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

The new system will replace the original 1998 system, which requires three floppy disks to function on DOS. Yes, DOS.

In addition to Techopedia, he writes for Digital Trends and Forbes… San Francisco is getting rid of floppy disks used in its metro rail system. The floppy disks control everything including the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A female doe, lovingly dubbed Floppy the deer, was first spotted on October 11 near the Hollywood Reservoir. She had a bone stuck in her mouth, and as per Patch, officials were unable to dislodge it ...

The hard disk drive industry is gearing its products to meet the needs of high-capacity low-cost storage for enterprise and data center applications as well as some video surveillance applications.

which temporarily heats tiny sections of the disk to increase data density without disrupting magnetic stability. In contrast, WD achieved its 11-platter design for both SMR and CMR drives by ...