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German Navy still uses 8-inch floppy disks, working on emulating a replacement

arstechnica.com
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a year ago
byjosephtotechnology

Summary

The German Navy is modernizing its Brandenburg-class F123 frigates, which means ending their reliance on 8-inch floppy disks. The government plans to develop and integrate an onboard emulation system to replace the floppies. This differs from the approach the US Air Force took.
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7 Comments

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boredgamer
a year ago
How the hell did they never make it to the point of using 3.5inch disks!? 8inch are literally 1960s era.
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froggyweather
a year ago
Don't fix what ain't broke
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theonesource
a year ago
It's honestly a good policy that we've forgotten in the consumer world
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boredgamer
a year ago
Can't keep increasing that bottom line if you just keep using what you've got
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theonesource
a year ago
Love the thought that we stick it to corporations by not participating in the incessant consumption culture
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theonesource
a year ago
I thought all these agencies functioned by security through obselescence
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josephOP
a year ago
They do but at some point the tech just isn't worth it