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@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 1 year ago

Japan's government finally says goodbye to floppy disks

www.bbc.co.uk

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Japan's government finally says goodbye to floppy disks

www.bbc.co.uk

@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 1 year ago
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The use of the floppy disk, which was still used in some government agencies in Japan, has now been scrapped.
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    Where is COBOL being used still?

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      More than 43% of international banking systems still rely on it

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        Oh, that’s crazy. I guess it’s more about the cost/risk of upgrading their core systems rather than the language itself.

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