5.25-inch floppy disks expected to help run San Francisco trains until 2030 (2024)
austinallegro Thursday, February 19, 2026
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San Francisco's public transit system, BART, plans to rely on 5.25-inch floppy disks to operate its trains until 2030, highlighting the persistence of legacy technologies in critical infrastructure. This move showcases the challenges of modernizing aging systems and the need for careful planning in transitioning to newer technologies.
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