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San Francisco Is Spending $212 Million To Ditch Floppy Disks In Light Rail Control System
The new system will replace the original 1998 system, which requires three floppy disks to function on DOS. Yes, DOS. The Automatic Train Control System is designed to communicate with Muni Metro ...
New York Post14d
San Francisco OKs $212M plan to finally replace aging train system run by floppy disks
AP Three floppy disks are used for loading DOS software that controls the system’s central servers, according to Ars Technica. DOS, which stands for disk operating system, was used to power IBM ...
Wired25d
San Francisco Will Pay $212 Million for Its Train System to Ditch Floppy Disks
The system uses three floppy disks for loading DOS software that controls the system’s central servers. Michael Roccaforte, an SFMTA spokesperson, gave further details on how the light rail operates ...
Ars Technica27d
San Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disks
The system uses three floppy disks for loading DOS software that controls the system’s central servers. Michael Roccaforte, an SFMTA spokesperson, gave further details on how the light rail ...