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US Air Traffic Control still runs on Windows 95 & Floppy Disks
The Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] has confirmed that the US air traffic control system still runs on somewhat antiquated bits of technology, including floppy disks and paper strips.
![This came during last week's Budget Hearing for the US House Appropriation Committee, in which the current FAA boss [Chris Rocheleau], explained to the committee that a new system would mean "no more floppy disks or paper strips."
<https://www.youtube.com/live/AaoOaz44qZg>
The FAA's difficulties aren't new. A report [PDF] released in March described the majority of the systems in use at the agency as either "unsustainable" or "potentially unsustainable". It looked at 138 systems used by air traffic control and found that only 33 had no issues. Of the 105 problematic systems, 40 had been deployed more than 30 years ago, and six were deployed over 60 years ago.
<https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-25-108162.pdf>
According to the report, "challenges include no longer meeting mission needs, difficulty finding spare parts for the systems, and limited technical staff with expertise in repairing the aging system." And, of course, the challenge of paying for it all as well as running both old and new systems in parallel during the switch-over.
For context, the FAA is not alone in using archaic technology. Navigation data aboard Boeing 747-436 airliners was updated via 3.5" floppy disks and a vacancy for a Windows 3.11 boffin at Deutsche Bahn appeared on a German job site in 2024. Indeed, it took until the same year for the Japanese government to rid itself of floppy disks.](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/709/975/015/151/797/original/277e3ae1d8ef0d94.jpeg "This came during last week's Budget Hearing for the US House Appropriation Committee, in which the current FAA boss [Chris Rocheleau], explained to the committee that a new system would mean \"no more floppy disks or paper strips.\"
<https://www.youtube.com/live/AaoOaz44qZg>
The FAA's difficulties aren't new. A report [PDF] released in March described the majority of the systems in use at the agency as either \"unsustainable\" or \"potentially unsustainable\". It looked at 138 systems used by air traffic control and found that only 33 had no issues. Of the 105 problematic systems, 40 had been deployed more than 30 years ago, and six were deployed over 60 years ago.
<https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-25-108162.pdf>
According to the report, \"challenges include no longer meeting mission needs, difficulty finding spare parts for the systems, and limited technical staff with expertise in repairing the aging system.\" And, of course, the challenge of paying for it all as well as running both old and new systems in parallel during the switch-over.
For context, the FAA is not alone in using archaic technology. Navigation data aboard Boeing 747-436 airliners was updated via 3.5\" floppy disks and a vacancy for a Windows 3.11 boffin at Deutsche Bahn appeared on a German job site in 2024. Indeed, it took until the same year for the Japanese government to rid itself of floppy disks.")
US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disks
Most air traffic control towers currently use paper strips to track aircraft movements and transfer data between systems using floppy disks, while their computers run Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system
#airtraffic #FAA #airline #aiport #travel #windows95 #technology #tech
Ars Technica · US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disks
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#FAA is replacing air traffic control systems, including #floppydisks and #Windows95: estimated to cost tens of billions and take four years, aims to improve safety and security. https://www.techspot.com/news/108229-faa-finally-replacing-floppy-disks-windows-95-air.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
TechSpot · FAA finally replacing floppy disks and Windows 95 in air traffic control systems
#KRITIS Sektor #Transport und #Verkehr
US-#Flugsicherung will #Windows95, #Disketten und #Papierstreifen los werden
"Die US-Flugsicherung arbeitet mit veralteten Systemen, die zu Ausfällen geführt haben. Jetzt soll die #Flugsicherung modernisiert werden.
Die Systeme der US-Flugsicherung laufen noch auf Hardware, die zum Teil aus den 1980er und 1990er Jahren stammt und mit Windows 95 betrieben wird. Daten werden noch per Diskette ausgetauscht..."
https://www.heise.de/news/US-Flugsicherung-will-Windows-95-Disketten-und-Papierstreifen-los-werden-10439137.html
heise online · US-Flugsicherung will Windows 95, Disketten und Papierstreifen los werden
US-Flugsicherung will #Windows95, Disketten und Papierstreifen los werden | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/US-Flugsicherung-will-Windows-95-Disketten-und-Papierstreifen-los-werden-10439137.html #FAA
heise online · US-Flugsicherung will Windows 95, Disketten und Papierstreifen los werden
#Aviation #US - Du #Windows95 et des #disquettes en 2025
Ça nous coûterait moins cher de créer nos avions souverains en #Linux
https://korben.info/aviation-us-windows-95-disquettes-2025.html
Le site de KorbenAviation US - Du Windows 95 et des disquettes en 2025 | Le site de KorbenAuriez-vous imaginé que l’aviation américaine fonctionnait encore sur Windows 95 et des disquettes en 2025 ? Hé non, c’est pas une blague de ...
US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disks https://arstechni.ca/tmqy #governmenttechnology #airtrafficcontrol #Vintagecomputing #ChrisRocheleau #Infrastructure #transportation #legacysystems #modernization #USgovernment #floppydisks #retrotech #SeanDuffy #windows95 #aviation #Biz&IT #Tech #FAA
Ars Technica · US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disks
FAA to retire floppy disks and Windows 95 amid air traffic control overhaul - On Wednesday, acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau told ... - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/06/faa-to-retire-floppy-disks-and-windows-95-amid-air-traffic-control-overhaul/ #governmenttechnology #airtrafficcontrol #vintagecomputing #chrisrocheleau #infrastructure #transportation #legacysystems #modernization #usgovernment #floppydisks #retrotech #seanduffy #windows95 #aviation
Ars Technica · US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disks
It's great that the FAA is finally retiring floppy disks and Windows 95 from air traffic control systems.
But replacing outdated tech with cloud-connected systems massively increases the attack surface. Higher efficiency and more cyber risk.
Is this really the system we should rely on for life-critical flights?
Tom's Hardware · FAA to eliminate floppy disks used in air traffic control systems - Windows 95 also being phased out
I kinda just tend to assume that everyone has a copy of VirtualBox, #pcem, and a multi-TB stash of ISOs from winworldpc.com on their NAS... but I'm occasionally reminded that this is not the case. If this is not you, but you need access to real #WindowsNT or #Windows95 or #Windows31 for an experiment or two, consider this a reminder that https://copy.sh/v86/ exists. #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
copy.shv86Run KolibriOS, Linux or Windows 98 in your browser
We are retro gamers at heart, but also because all of us came from countries that took their sweet time to evolve technologically so we were playing N64 and PS1 in 2005 still
. #retrogames #retrogaming #indiegames #msdos #windows95 #n64 #nes #snes
Desktop Survivors 98 is more than just a retro Windows nostalgia trip https://arstechni.ca/MWEn #VamprieSurvivors #microsoft #survivors #windows95 #windows98 #desktop #Windows #Gaming #retro
Ars Technica · Desktop Survivors 98 is more than just a retro Windows nostalgia trip
Windows 95 for Palestine!
Windows 95 chime composer Brian Eno denounces Microsoft for its ties to Israeli government
https://www.theverge.com/news/671864/brian-eno-windows-95-chime-microsoft-israel-palestine-statement
La vache !
J'apprends que Microsoft avait commandé le "carillon de Windows 95" à Brian Eno !
Ha ouai quand même !
En même temps c'est pas si simple de caler un truc comme ça.
Dans Zelda BOTW et TOTK il y a ce genre de sons pour créer une ambiance, quelques notes au bons moments, c'est du haïku musicale.
PSA: Tonight is Eurovision, so you might want to either take a break from Mastodon or update your filters or join the party 
#noRules #Windows95
Let's Go!
Been enjoying the Windows 95 version of Lemmings.
Features higher resolution artwork and has the wonderfully nostalgic MIDI music.
Yippeeeeeeeee
Les dejo este #viernesdeescritorio de Slackware 15 64-bits con XFCE y tema Chicago95 que lo conocí gracias a @francisco1892 Es una Panasonic Toughbook CF-53 que va a estar en exhibición en la FLISoL Montevideo 2025 mañana en el Espacio Colabora #linux #slackware #xfce #windows95 #win95 #nostalgia
