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FAA finally replacing floppy disks and Windows 95 in air traffic control systems (www.techspot.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Sunshine to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

But why would they?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

On a serious note, because getting replacement hardware for systems as they die is becoming impossible very quickly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Because the app was written by the lowest bidder using tutorials and O’Reilly books and nobody who actually cares enough about the problem to understand it is anywhere near a federal contract.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I was doing a bit. Windows peaked with XP and it's just gotten shittier since.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

3.11 for Workgroups with vampire tap networking was peak.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I had a machine running 3 once. My first computer. Some IBM model I got from a flea market. Came with a set of DOS 1 disks. I got a DOS 3 set later and upgraded it. Couple years after that I got a Windows 3 set from a family friend when they upgraded to 98. My mind was blown. Solitaire and Skifree changed my life.