I heard years ago that actual floppy disks like these 8" jobbies being spoken about here - actually can get this mold condition - rendering them useless!
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-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Dave Crozier Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 3:25 AM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] What’s controlling U.S. nukes? 8-inch flop py disks
My point exactly... How many spare 8" floppy disks do you know of!!
Dave
-----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: 27 May 2016 19:39 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] What’s controlling U.S. nukes? 8-inch flop py disks
It's not the fact that it's an old system per se, it's an old system for which spare parts and people with the relevant skills to maintain it are rapidly disappearing. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm
On Fri, 27 May 2016, at 07:00 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
At 05:23 2016-05-27, Dave Crozier DaveC@Flexipol.co.uk wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: 27 May 2016 13:22 To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF] What's controlling U.S. nukes? 8-inch floppy disks
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/whats-controlling-us-nukes-8-inch-fl oppy-disks-2016-05-26
Scary but not entirely unexpected!
Why is it scary for a system to work for years and years? Wouldyou prefer that it break?
Thinking about that I wonder if the VFP USAF logistics program is still running.
JFAST, and apparently so. I wonder if it is still mainlywritten in VFP. If so, would you find it scary?
The idea that just because something is older that there issomething wrong with continuing to use it is one that I think needs to be stomped on.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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