Sci & Tech● Low46m ago · Nov 14, 2026, 5:23 PM
US air traffic control still operates with floppy disks; see how they work
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Floppy disk storage, in a July 2022 photo Iswoar/Wikimedia Commons The air blackout last Friday (13) in the United States drew attention to the tools used in the country to control air traffic. US Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, classified the American system
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