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I had no idea underpants Oct 2019 #1
Lol, amazing! Nt USALiberal Oct 2019 #2
I heard they upgraded to that all new Windows 95 Downtown Hound Oct 2019 #3
Amazing! They leapfrogged the stone knives and bearskins! lastlib Oct 2019 #37
OMG....were doomed Historic NY Oct 2019 #4
+1 Baitball Blogger Oct 2019 #5
Old system is reliable and unhackable - harumph Oct 2019 #6
+1. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #8
Yup. The age of the system wound up giving it extra security. JHB Oct 2019 #13
And now I'm supposed to sleep at night? lindysalsagal Oct 2019 #7
are those connected to the woper? Locrian Oct 2019 #9
Only for the solitaire games Brother Buzz Oct 2019 #10
YES! Blue_Tires Oct 2019 #36
oh god, gives me bad flashbacks of how unreliable floppy disks were with bad sectors ansible Oct 2019 #11
Hey, you can't hack an 8" floppy jeffreyi Oct 2019 #12
Bad sectors? crazytown Oct 2019 #14
Ok, clever and tricky, but not the most stable. jeffreyi Oct 2019 #15
I'm thinking Zip drives crazytown Oct 2019 #17
(Slightly chagrined) jeffreyi Oct 2019 #29
I am refurbishing an old computer of mine that still has a 3 1/2 floppy drive TheRealNorth Oct 2019 #28
I definitely have 5.25s around. Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #33
No USB ports, no internet connections, fewer security risks. hunter Oct 2019 #16
Calling Major Kong, Major Kong? crazytown Oct 2019 #18
Off topic, but our desk shares space with our current laptop AND an old Gateway desktop yonder Oct 2019 #19
Last software I used on five inch floppies was AutoCAD 2.0 I believe pecosbob Oct 2019 #20
Finally upgrading from their Commodore 64s. TeamPooka Oct 2019 #21
We can't lose the arms race, this is catch up with braddy Oct 2019 #22
Once we get Skynet up and running, all our worries will be over. Caliman73 Oct 2019 #23
Get Smart! imanamerican63 Oct 2019 #24
I'm sure Huawei has some good upgrade system solutions... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #25
Is this for real? smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #26
Don't forget to install Kaspersky AV! (nt) klook Oct 2019 #27
The last time I saw 8" floppy drives was 15 years ago, and that was at electronic surprlus stores still_one Oct 2019 #30
Actualy with the floppy disks were probably more secure. Fla Dem Oct 2019 #31
Ahem fescuerescue Oct 2019 #35
Trump probably told them to use 16" disks. LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #32
but will they upgrade to the TI 99/4A computer? Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #34
I have one in my garage I can sell them for cheap. lpbk2713 Oct 2019 #38
mine collects dust, too ... Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #39
Hey thanks. lpbk2713 Oct 2019 #40
welcome. has worked for me for years Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #42
Interesting. I had very much the same experience, but it was 25 years ago. cos dem Oct 2019 #41
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