As Larry can no doubt tell you, not all floppies are created equal. The
quality of an 8" floppy will be far superior to the consume 5.25" floppy we
know, love and miss. Besides, when the cyborgs rise up to overthrow us they
will have no idea what a floppy disk is.

Chris Flynn


On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Larry Medina <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > 60 Minutes shocked to find 8-inch floppies drive nuclear deterrent | Ars
> > Technica
> > In a report that aired on April 27, CBS *60 Minutes* correspondent Leslie
> > Stahl expressed
> > surprise<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whos-minding-the-nuclear-weapons/
> > >that
> > part of the computer system responsible for controlling the launch of
> > the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles relied on data
> loaded
> > from 8-inch floppy disks. Most of the young officers stationed at the
> > launch control center had never seen a floppy disk before they became
> > "missileers."
> >
> > Source:
> >
> >
> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/60-minutes-shocked-to-find-8-inch-floppies-drive-nuclear-deterrent/?utm_source=Ars+Technica+Newsletter&utm_campaign=37ece41029-September_02_2011_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0adf3ee3d9-37ece41029-62442309
> >
>
> Reading the comments was enjoyable... they range from "Makes sense" to "Are
> you F#C<!NG kidding me??"  =)
>
> This is a VERY different world of data/apps and it's true, lots of people
> don't understand how it works.
>
> Fortunately, Bradley Manning or Edward Snowden haven't worked in these
> types of settings.
>
> Larry
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>
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