I guess I assumed it was only reading from the floppy, not also writing to it.. ...

jcgrillo 48 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: SFMTA's train system running on floppy disks; city...

I guess I assumed it was only reading from the floppy, not also writing to it.. that doesn't seem like it would last very long at all without encountering errors (at least based on my memories of reusing floppies until they were completely worn out)