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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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  • Kadath (she/her)
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    Are they moving to Zip drives?

  • @[email protected]OPM
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    Shocking how long it takes to move away from old technology. COBOL is another example

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
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      I mean TBF there’s a reason people aren’t moving away from COBOL. It does what it needs to do better than other alternatives.

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

      Where is COBOL being used still?

      • @[email protected]OPM
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        More than 43% of international banking systems still rely on it

        • @[email protected]M
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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.

    • Kerb
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      5•1 year ago

      some people realy turn “never touch a running system” into some holy gospel.

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