# US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disks - Ars Technica

<https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/06/faa-to-retire-floppy-disks-and-windows-95-amid-air-traffic-control-overhaul/>

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Floppy disks? What?

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