Not even 15 years ago my old company still had people working from home on one of these Bastards. Couldn't find the exact model because they had one with integrated 8" disk drive and saved the SKU article data or whatever they were doing on floppies. I sometimes imported them int
the_hugoNewcomerNov 7, 2026
You should see how ancient most nuclear weapons sites are and stay that way due to safety and security reasons. old isn't always worse depending on the use case
taylor.islaNewcomerNov 7, 2026
You have no idea how old, ancient even, is computer infrastructure is in hospitals, police stations, most military bases etc....
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santos.markNewcomerNov 7, 2026
Wait until u find out in what language software for alot of atms still is..ancient stuff
garca.sofiaNewcomerNov 7, 2026
floppy disks are so much safer than an intranet add in that its impossible to hack i say dont. opmnce the switch is amde its gonna end with the same thing as those millions of freeser that got hacked. or the millions of rumbas that got hacked or the millions of social security nu
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realmehmetNewcomerNov 7, 2026
*planes about to crash* << Please insert emergency disk 2 of 7 >>
realmateoNewcomerNov 7, 2026
truly embracing the idea of "don't fix it if it ain't broken"
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oscar100NewcomerNov 7, 2026
Floppy disks. Modern storage medium are more unreliable than magnetic tape based one. The FAA does not need 2 Million IOPS, the FAA need reliability because it cannot afford systems not working. Your SSD fucks up or RAM has errors, you BSOD, you restart the PC, no big deal. The F
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the_dmitriNewcomerNov 7, 2026
You cannot hack a floppy disk and fuck up air traffic while 29 planes are approaching the airport
If it works don't fix it
Not even 15 years ago my old company still had people working from home on one of these Bastards. Couldn't find the exact model because they had one with integrated 8" disk drive and saved the SKU article data or whatever they were doing on floppies. I sometimes imported them int
You should see how ancient most nuclear weapons sites are and stay that way due to safety and security reasons. old isn't always worse depending on the use case
You have no idea how old, ancient even, is computer infrastructure is in hospitals, police stations, most military bases etc....
Wait until u find out in what language software for alot of atms still is..ancient stuff
floppy disks are so much safer than an intranet add in that its impossible to hack i say dont. opmnce the switch is amde its gonna end with the same thing as those millions of freeser that got hacked. or the millions of rumbas that got hacked or the millions of social security nu
*planes about to crash* << Please insert emergency disk 2 of 7 >>
truly embracing the idea of "don't fix it if it ain't broken"
Floppy disks. Modern storage medium are more unreliable than magnetic tape based one. The FAA does not need 2 Million IOPS, the FAA need reliability because it cannot afford systems not working. Your SSD fucks up or RAM has errors, you BSOD, you restart the PC, no big deal. The F
You cannot hack a floppy disk and fuck up air traffic while 29 planes are approaching the airport