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Posted: **Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:40 am**

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/

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:45 pm**

SpidersWeb wrote:"Fire the missiles!"
"Sector not found on drive A"

LOL!

Posted: **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?"

Posted: **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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