[ShadowAce]

Tech Ping

Thanks to Darnright for the ping!

[rdl6989]

Really??????

[DownInFlames]

That goes back to next gen after punch cards.

[G Larry]

I’ll bet there’s still one test set at VAFB, CA using punched mylar tape.

[Drango]

I feel better now. /not

[Openurmind]

Oh my god, Is this real? This totally destroys my confidence in high tech security keeping us safe. Anyone remember how little it took for these floppies to fail? This is something I would have kept a secret, little Kim is probably more up to date than this. lol

[BobL]

“Lt. Col. Jason Rossi told c4isrnet.com that it has retired the floppy disks used on its dated 1970s computer with a “highly-secure solid-state digital storage solution.””

Sounds like some millennial convinced them to use the Internet (along with GPS) for our national defense.

[lgjhn23]

Are you frickin’ kidding me??? Floppy disks???? In 2019????
Now that I think it about it, they’re probably more reliable than a new thumb drive or SD card...LOL.

[Yo-Yo]

They’ve moved up to 5 1/4” floppies...

[Fresh Wind]

At least they’re not using Zip drives.

[bk1000]

[COBOL2Java]

Will the new system be able to play a game with WOPR?

[Fresh Wind]

I would guess that they are using these:

[wildcard_redneck]

And the leftists want us to believe that the government is going to give us the latest and greatest medical care. Why do I have visions of biting down on a stick while some butcher operates on me with dirty instruments and then flushes out the wound with moonshine?

[butlerweave]

I heard the Military Pay System software is so old that no one understands a line of it ,LOL

[mostly_lies]

Next thing you know, they will phase out the use of an abacus to do calcs. Governments are so...... efficient, you know.

[SkyDancer]

[Sacajaweau]

Mistake

[TheNext]

The nuclear launch now uses Google Android,
so you all better duck and cover.

Android cannot move a file without mangling it’s file date. lol

[reed13k]

I still have some in the 5 1/2” range in a box in the basement from when I learned to program during a morning class in HS during the early 80s. Apple basic was the language.

It was a good class to take, but not really my thing.

Had a number of guys running around with punch cards in college - luckily I never had to deal with those - except to fill out my class schedule. Plenty of the 3 1/4 discs in the basement as well.

Doubt any of it is any good anymore - not sure why I’ve held onto them. Wonder if they would be considered “collectible”....