Much worse: the American army uses a IBM Series/1-pc from 1976, using 8 inch floppies. And even more horrifying: the programs have been written in 'assembly language' (how did they ever dare to). No update is planned for this system however.
Google will probably provide a correct translation: http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/25873756/__Amerikaans_leger_gebruikt_nog_reusachtige_floppy_s__.html Kees. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Hewson Sent: 27 May, 2016 13:47 To: [email protected] Subject: us_nuclear_guidance_system_running_on_8inch_floppies http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/25/us_nuclear_guidance_system_running_on_8inch_floppies/ The Department of Homeland Security is using an eight-year-old IBM System z10 mainframe using COBOL for some of its personnel systems, and the Department of Justice is also using the archaic language for its primary database on prison inmates. COBOL == ARCHAIC hmmm! should be more like COBOL == WELL TESTED! regards Bruce Hewson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
