San Francisco’s Train System Still Uses Floppy Disks—and Will for Years

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which runs the city’s Muni Metro light rail, claims to be the first US agency to adopt floppy disks. But today, the SFMTA is eager to abandon its reliance on 5¼-inch floppy disks—just give it about six years and a few hundred million dollars more. Members of the SFMTA … Read more