☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to TechnologyEnglish · 2 months agoBoeing 747s still get critical updates via floppy diskswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down12cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmy.mltodayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkBoeing 747s still get critical updates via floppy diskswww.theverge.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to TechnologyEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmy.mltodayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squareComrade Rainlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoWell, nothing too bad with that, actually. It works, doesn’t it? I assume newer aircrafts will get an update and use a more modern medium though.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoIt’s more amusing than an actual problem, although presumably floppies have a lifetime and I doubt anybody is producing more of them now.
minus-squareCCCP EnjoyerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoAmazingly there are places that still produce them to support legacy systems. Prices can be pretty wild.
Well, nothing too bad with that, actually. It works, doesn’t it?
I assume newer aircrafts will get an update and use a more modern medium though.
It’s more amusing than an actual problem, although presumably floppies have a lifetime and I doubt anybody is producing more of them now.
Amazingly there are places that still produce them to support legacy systems. Prices can be pretty wild.
I guess it is a niche market now. :)