When I wrote about a modern OS that could run on a floppy disk, I knew I had to try it. Something about going back to the old ...

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The boot time is remarkably speedy, too. In a recent video, YouTuber Michael MJD demonstrated KolibriOS booting within a few minutes off a 3.5" floppy disk and in around five seconds off a CD-ROM on ...

Floppy disks, if you’re older than 30, you likely remember these from school. In the days before CD-Rs, thumb drives, and ...

A recent Linux kernel is rarely if ever compiled for something as small as a floppy disk, so getting one to boot from such ancient media appeared to be a challenge. It was possible though with the ...

While most operating systems are written in C and C++, KolibriOS is written in pure x86 assembly and as a result small and ...

The Muni Metro in San Francisco was recently approved for an update that would transition it from a control system using ...

Invented by Alan Shugart at IBM in 1967, the original floppy disk design measured 8 inches (200mm) in diameter, stored 80KB of data and became available for purchase in 1971 as a part of IBM's ...

The Municipal Transportation Agency board approved a new contract with Hitachi Rail to upgrade its existing train control ...

When Sony stopped manufacturing new floppy disks in 2011, most assumed the outdated storage medium – of which there is only a finite, decreasing number left – would die off. Although from a ...

To support public health efforts and prepare for future pandemics, immunization information systems require long-term ...

The city’s light-rail system has used 5¼-inch floppy disks for nearly 40 years. Getting off them won't come cheap.