US Air Force finally retires 8-inch floppies from missile launch control system via ARS Technica

For those who have read Edward Snowdan’s book, this doesn’t come as much of a surprise. The US government and likely other governments struggle to keep up with technology. Five years ago this story aired on 60-minutes. While the floppy drives are gone, the old IBM systems remain. Read more here.

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