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 [log in to unmask] -- *Lawrence J. Medina Danville, CARIM Professional since 1972* List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
