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When I used to work in defense contracting, this is precisely what we (the contractor) did. We would buy up all available stock of any difficult-to-replace part
by opticfluorine 2y ago
When I used to work in defense contracting, this is precisely what we (the contractor) did. We would buy up all available stock of any difficult-to-replace parts (often specific SBCs) when the manufacturer announced end of life.
- ggm 2y agoThere's a market in conforming interface and ABI spec meeting hardware to emulate the boot and upgrade devices for German tanks, or some other hardware. Sd card or USB behind, giant milspec plug to the fore.
- eastbound 2y agoDoesn’t it rot?
- Qwertious 2y agoGiven that it's definitionally military-grade hardware, and very high value-density and therefore easy to store very securely, I doubt it.