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Espiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 11 months 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

Espiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 11 months 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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  • Espiritdescali@futurology.todayOPM
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    Shocking how long it takes to move away from old technology. COBOL is another example

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

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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.

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      Where is COBOL being used still?

      • Espiritdescali@futurology.todayOPM
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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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    Are they moving to Zip drives?

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