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Re:FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Tra... by baldursdev on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:02PM (#50395902)
Agreed. If the floppy system fulfills it's purpose safely, why switch for the sake of it? New stuff can be better, when it's better integrated or even if it's just easier to use (less errors) but old tech in and of itself isn't bad.
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Re:FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Tra... by chuckadams on Friday November 06, 2026 @04:55PM (#50399030)
> old tech in and of itself isn't bad

It is when you can't replace it, and drives do break.

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