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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 13-Jul-2024 06:17:37 JST Ars Technica

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

   Four Brandenburg-class F123 warships employ floppies for data-acquisition systems.

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/german-navy-still-uses-8-inch-floppy-disks-working-on-emulating-a-replacement/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • GlitterSquadHQ (solsec@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 13-Jul-2024 06:18:26 JST GlitterSquadHQ

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     @arstechnica 🤣

   • Commander_KEEN [Backup] (commander_keen@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 13-Jul-2024 06:20:18 JST Commander_KEEN [Backup]

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     @arstechnica

     That's the reason why you can still buy 8" Floppy drives 😁
     For around 800€

   • MaybeMyMonkeys (maybemymonkeys@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 13-Jul-2024 06:23:52 JST MaybeMyMonkeys

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     @arstechnica Why change tried and true technology. They will outlive the ships.