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U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?

PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:40 am
by tezza
While of historical interest and fun to play around with, should nuclear missiles be dependent on these aging consumables?

http://arstechnica.com/information-tech ... deterrent/

Re: U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:44 pm
by SpidersWeb
"Fire the missiles!"
"Sector not found on drive A"

The last time I spotted them being used was in a New World - around 1995ish - I guess it ran the tills because in the offices were 486's.

Re: U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:45 pm
by tezza
SpidersWeb wrote:"Fire the missiles!"
"Sector not found on drive A"

LOL!

Re: U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?

PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2014 2:29 am
by Gibsaw
SpidersWeb wrote:"Fire the missiles!"
"Sector not found on drive A"

..."Who the hell is general failure? Does he have security clearance to be reading drive A?"

Re: U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:20 pm
by SpidersWeb
Gibsaw wrote:
SpidersWeb wrote:"Fire the missiles!"
"Sector not found on drive A"

..."Who the hell is general failure? Does he have security clearance to be reading drive A?"


haha
Reminds me of a story my step-father told me. He used a computer for the first time in the 80's and said he got angry when it called him an invalid (Invalid User).