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  • Re: Floppies [Was: Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE]

    From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11 on Mon Aug 25 02:13:55 2025
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    On 8/24/25 5:44 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
    On 2025-08-24 23:32, rbowman wrote:
    On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:05:55 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:


    Spain has a tradition of over using boats and ships well beyond their
    retirement age :-(

    The B-52 is old enough to get Social Security but it recently received
    word it needs to soldier on until 2050.

    I heard. Got new and cool engines, too. Using less gas.

    NOT sure a big slow un-stealthy bomber will be
    useful in most of the world for much longer.
    Even 3rd-world rebels can afford decent anti-
    aircraft missiles now.

    The Future is in high-stealth and drones, lots
    and lots of semi-AI drones - air land and sea.
    Russia bragged about their hypersonics but even
    the Patriot system was able to take them out
    in Ukraine. Israel is now deploying a truck-
    based laser interceptor system too, so the USA
    should make copies (hey, they OWE us !). Notice
    how Putin has NOT used his heavy bombers over
    Ukraine ? Message there.

    Hmmm ... doubt IronDome or LaserDome run of 8-inch
    floppies :-)

    Got any of those - FRAME them and hang 'em on the
    wall, maybe with a 1970s ad underneath. Great
    conversation piece. Something like :
    https://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/111

    https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/vintage-tech-ads/

    Worrisome :

    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/german-navy-aims-to-replace-aging-8-inch-floppy-drives-with-an-emulated-solution-for-its-anti-submarine-frigates

    Fun :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL0LXSE1jeM
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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11 on Mon Aug 25 11:44:01 2025
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    On 24/08/2025 22:32, rbowman wrote:
    On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:05:55 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:


    Spain has a tradition of over using boats and ships well beyond their
    retirement age :-(

    The B-52 is old enough to get Social Security but it recently received
    word it needs to soldier on until 2050.

    Yeah. See it occasionally wafting around overhead.

    Didn't it get British engines as an upgrade?
    --
    "Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and
    higher education positively fortifies it."

    - Stephen Vizinczey


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