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This isn't too surprising. Our nuclear ICBMs are managed by systems old enough to use 8" floppies. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/60-min
by elahd 11y ago
This isn't too surprising. Our nuclear ICBMs are managed by systems old enough to use 8" floppies.
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/60-minutes-shocked-to-find-8-inch-floppies-drive-nuclear-deterrent/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/60-min....
- Vexs 11y agoIIRC, the reason given was security reasons. It's black box security coupled with y'know, not being able to run anything modern, like a virus. And besides, does it really need anything else?