[SIGCIS-Members] Current use of floppy disks

[Hyungsub Choi]

On floppy disks, there was a recent news item in Japan that government
bureaucrats have been using 3.5-in floppy disks for transmitting employee
payment data to banks. Apparently, the banks wished to phase out of this
technology for years, and only this year did the Japanese government agree
to *begin* a phase-out plan scheduled for the next five years.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Tokyo-says-long-goodbye-to-beloved-floppy-disks

Hyungsub Choi


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On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 10:58 AM Schmitt, Martin <
martin.schmitt at tu-darmstadt.de> wrote:

> Dear SIGCIS,
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> today, I got a request by a German journalist asking about current uses of
> floppy disks. Are they still is use somewhere? Are there still users, for
> example power plants, airlines, banks or so who are using floppy disks? If
> so, why do they do that? I am sure that you can address this question, that
> was forwarded to me by Daniela Zetti, way better than I could. My first
> thought were computer hobbyists who are working with old computers and
> presenting them at Vintage Computing Festivals – cool stuff, but I do not
> think that is what the journalist wants to hear.
>
> Best
> Martin
>
> Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter | Post-Doc | digital enthusiast
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> Technische Universität Darmstadt
> Institut für Geschichte
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