Scary but not entirely unexpected!
Thinking about that I wonder if the VFP USAF logistics program is still running.
Dave
-----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-floppy-di...
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Oddity can be a security measure? :)
Aren't many IBM mainframes, used by big banks, also using decades old technology?
On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 8:23 PM, Dave Crozier DaveC@flexipol.co.uk wrote:
Scary but not entirely unexpected! Thinking about that I wonder if the VFP USAF logistics program is still running.
And that's why they charge all those Bank Fees - just to help support the Old Tech! :-)
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-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Man-wai Chang Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 9:22 AM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] What’s controlling U.S. nukes? 8-inch floppy disks
Oddity can be a security measure? :)
Aren't many IBM mainframes, used by big banks, also using decades old technology?
On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 8:23 PM, Dave Crozier DaveC@flexipol.co.uk wrote:
Scary but not entirely unexpected! Thinking about that I wonder if the VFP USAF logistics program is still running.
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That's why security is big business! And weapon production as well! ;)
On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 9:27 PM, Kurt Wendt Kurt_Wendt@globetax.com wrote:
And that's why they charge all those Bank Fees - just to help support the Old Tech! :-)
Had a neighbor 20 years ago who was support for NAVY and he would set up secure computer systems between bases. He was saying that 20 years ago there were still a lot of 8 floppy drives.
On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 7:23 AM, Dave Crozier DaveC@flexipol.co.uk wrote:
Scary but not entirely unexpected!
Thinking about that I wonder if the VFP USAF logistics program is still running.
Dave
-----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-floppy-di...
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