Toby Thain wrote: > On 2016-05-26 3:17 PM, Holm Tiffe wrote: > > Fred Cisin wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 26 May 2016, Brent Hilpert wrote: > >>> A friend notice this in the news, I heard it mentioned on the radio this > >>> morning too: > >>> http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36385839 > >>> extract: > >>> The report said that the Department of Defence systems that co-ordinated > >>> intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear bombers and tanker support > >>> aircraft > >>> "runs on an IBM Series-1 Computer - a 1970s computing system - and uses > >>> eight-inch floppy disks". > >> > >> "This system remains in use because, in short, it still works," > >> Pentagon spokeswoman Lt Col Valerie Henderson told the AFP news agency. > >> > >> And, THAT is why it MUST be replaced immediately by "modern" hardware > >> and software, to put an end to that. Windows10 can change that. > >> > > Since Windows 10 is out, many security aware people here in germany > > dropping Microsoft Software if they can and you think it would be a good > > idea to control nuclear wheapons with this kind of crap? > > > > Nothanks. This game is over. > > In case you missed it: > > > http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclearpower-cyber-germany-idUSKCN0XN2OS > > It's only a matter of time. > > --Toby >
Yes, this is only one of the reasons I don't like Windows, but the germanys government has decided to shut down any nuclear plant anyways after the fukushima desaster. But controlling weapons wth Windoze would be another story. Regards, Holm -- Technik Service u. Handel Tiffe, www.tsht.de, Holm Tiffe, Freiberger Straße 42, 09600 Oberschöna, USt-Id: DE253710583 www.tsht.de, i...@tsht.de, Fax +49 3731 74200, Mobil: 0172 8790 741