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This only works if you exclude the entirety of commodity and stock exchange business, which runs almost completely on off-the-shelf hardware. I'd say this is a
by rbranson 16y ago
This only works if you exclude the entirety of commodity and stock exchange business, which runs almost completely on off-the-shelf hardware. I'd say this is a pretty big part of western civilization. Of course, the I/O requirements of these systems massively eclipse that of "puny" banks, logistics/distribution, manufacturing, and insurance companies.