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Title: You gotta stick with tech that works!
Post by: mr_lou on 19:12, 17 January 18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8OOp5_G-R4

Title: Re: You gotta stick with tech that works!
Post by: VincentGR on 01:07, 18 January 18

So no Windows right? Then we're safe ;D

Title: Re: You gotta stick with tech that works!
Post by: Vyper68 on 14:47, 18 January 18

I'm sure i read somewhere that some things in the US are still using Apple II's somewhere or only recently retired them and some of the British Astronomy telescopes still use BBC Micro's.
If it 'aint broke don't fix it.

Title: Re: You gotta stick with tech that works!
Post by: Bryce on 14:55, 18 January 18

8in disks? Pah, modern rubbish! They should have stuck with reel to reel tapes.

Bryce.

Title: Re: You gotta stick with tech that works!
Post by: VincentGR on 15:04, 18 January 18

Also selectron tubes and punched tapes would be neat.

Title: Re: You gotta stick with tech that works!
Post by: tjohnson on 21:21, 18 January 18

Surprised that they haven't gone end of life brought on when the manufacturer decided to drop support and force an upgrade. Maybe trump will press his big red button and send a little message to rocket man before that happens.

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Title: Re: You gotta stick with tech that works!
Post by: Bryce on 08:30, 19 January 18

Quote from: VincentGR on 15:04, 18 January 18
Also selectron tubes and punched tapes would be neat.

Being a Pentagon project I suspect they'd have used Pentodes :D

Bryce.

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