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by yonran 804 days ago
They do use 3.5 inch disks; this is a misstatement: “SFMTA's train control system relies every morning on 5 inch floppy disks.” The SFMTA Board presentation justifying the >$600M upgrade shows a photo of the real 3.5 inch floppy disks in use that were written in 2021. https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/reports-and-docume...