San Francisco is paying millions to end reliance on this iconic, but ancient technology — floppy disks still powering the Muni Metro light rail system on DOS software

CAT October 31, 2024 1 min read

Current Muni Metro system transfers data slower than a dial-up modem.

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San Francisco is paying millions to end reliance on this iconic, but ancient technology — floppy disks still powering the Muni Metro light rail system on DOS software

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