AFAIK there are long term science programs that are using archaic computer systems so probably yes.
Comment on San Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disks
Reptorian@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
People are still using floppies?
The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 1 month ago
lauha@lemmy.one 1 month ago
I’d like to read about those. Can you link some?
The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 1 month ago
popularmechanics.com/…/22-years-later-windows-95/
Mostly anecdotal from comments and whatnot, but here is a PM article
EleventhHour@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It took until 2019 for the US to give up the 8” floppies that ran its nuclear launch systems.
lgmjon64@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yup. arstechnica.com/…/german-navy-still-uses-8-inch-f…