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Boeing 747s Still Use Floppy Disks to Get Critical Software Updates
It’s been approximately 12 million years since most of us last used a floppy disk, but apparently, the antiquated tech still plays a critical role in delivering software updates to Boeing’s 747-400 planes. The discovery comes courtesy of cybersecurity firm Pen Test Partners and was initially spotted by The Register. As part of this year’s virtual DEF CON hacker conference, Pen Test Partners showed off a video walkthrough of a British Airways 747 after the airline decided to retire its entire… (gizmodo.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Here I was thinking you were talking about the real floppy disk! You remember the 6 1/2 “ square actually floppy disk.
'floppy disk' used as a label rather than a description.
Auto Sketch On 5 1/4 floppies.
Running windows 3.1. Soundbalster 16.
Old technology that sounds good.
Running windows 3.1. Soundbalster 16.
Old technology that sounds good.
I recall standing inside the very first 747 fuselage shell at the still-under-construction hangar at Paine Field, in Everett, WA, in 1967 and saying to myself: 'you could play a football game inside here'. It's exciting to know that I played a small part in this historic series of aircraft.
I mean a lot of planes use floppy’s for their monthly nav data loads depending on the hardware you’re using.
Call me old school. But I still use 5 1/4 floppies.