FAA Calls Floppy‑Free Upgrade Historic
The agency is ending floppy disk use and centralizing display systems across 435 sites by 2028.
The Federal Aviation Administration is ending its use of floppy disks and consolidating four separate information display systems into a new centralized system.
FAA information display systems are slated to be floppy‑free at 435 sites by the end of 2028.
The FAA refers to the upgrade as "historic".
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Original reporting
Ars Technica
FAA to finally ditch floppy disks in what it calls "historic" tech upgrade
FAA information display systems to be floppy-free at 435 sites by end of 2028.
Read the original →The Washington Times
The 1980s called and wants its tech back: FAA belatedly ends use of floppy disks
The Federal Aviation Administration is doing away with its floppy disks and consolidating four separate systems into a new centralized information display system.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- The Federal Aviation Administration is ending its use of floppy disks.
- The FAA is consolidating four separate information display systems into a new centralized information display system.
- FAA information display systems are to be floppy-free at 435 sites by the end of 2028, according to Ars Technica.
- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
- The FAA refers to the upgrade as "historic", according to an Ars Technica headline.
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