Richard Falken wrote to Ross Branham <=-That is so awesome!
Re: Re: Today in History - 1977
By: Ross Branham to Dave Drum on Sun Aug 06 2023 09:14 am
I would like to know what other old computers are being used for daily busin
PDP-11 reported in use in a nuclear power plant. They don't plan to decomission the machinery until 2050.
Richard Falken wrote to Ross Branham <=-That is so awesome!
Re: Re: Today in History - 1977
By: Ross Branham to Dave Drum on Sun Aug 06 2023 09:14 am
I would like to know what other old computers are being used for daily busin
PDP-11 reported in use in a nuclear power plant. They don't plan to decomission the machinery until 2050.
I love to hear about old system still in use today.
That is so awesome!
I love to hear about old system still in use today.
Candy Cane wrote to bbsing <=-
Re: Re: Today in History - 19
By: Grant Weasner to Richard Falken on Wed Aug 23 2023 01:24 am
I love to hear about old system still in use today.
Like how WinXP still has a marketshare today?
Richard Falken wrote to bbsing <=-
Re: Re: Today in History - 19
By: Grant Weasner to Richard Falken on Wed Aug 23 2023 01:24 am
That is so awesome!
I love to hear about old system still in use today.
Then brace for bad news:
THe guy at floppies.com estimates there are floppies left to last until 2026, and then floppies will effectively die :-(
There is no need to not have floppies, its like why do we need Polaroid film They are still being used and I hear making a resurgence.
As of late, some companies have started investing in floppy emulators. THat's right: you have a fake floppy you instert in the floppy reader,
and then you attatch an USB drive or something to the fake floppy. That way you get to use your old machinery without having to buy more
floppies.
As of late, some companies have started investing in floppy emulators. THat's right: you have a fake floppy you instert in the floppy reader, and then you attatch an USB drive or something to the fake floppy. That way you get to use your old machinery without having to buy more floppies.
As of late, some companies have started investing in floppy emulators. THat's right: you have a fake floppy you instert in the floppy reader,
and then you attatch an USB drive or something to the fake floppy. That way you get to use your old machinery without having to buy more
floppies.
Mike Powell wrote to RICHARD FALKEN <=-
I have heard folks talk about floppy emulators and figured that they
were talking about software that mounts disk images. I had no idea
they were actually a fake floppy with a USB connection. :O
more likely the floppy drive is an off the shelf part just like in your PC s machines which is where i first saw them .. almost immediately after USB fla
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