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/
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U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?
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U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?
by tezza on Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:40 am
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Re: U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?
by SpidersWeb on Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:44 pm
"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.
"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.
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Re: U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?
by tezza on Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:45 pm
SpidersWeb wrote:"Fire the missiles!"
"Sector not found on drive A"
LOL!
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Re: U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?
by Gibsaw on Fri May 02, 2014 2:29 am
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?"
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Re: U.S. Military still uses 8 inch floppies!?
by SpidersWeb on Sat May 03, 2014 6:20 pm
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).
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