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I guess they should have kept those 8" floppy disks that implemented a completely air gapped crypto key system for the missile silos. https://www.google.com/se
by walrus01 5d ago
I guess they should have kept those 8" floppy disks that implemented a completely air gapped crypto key system for the missile silos.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=nuclear+missile+8+inch+floppy+disk https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=nuclear+m...
- andai 5d ago>The Defense Department’s 1970s-era IBM Series/1 Computer and long-outdated floppy disks handle functions related to intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear bombers and tanker support aircraft, according to the new Government Accountability Office report. https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/25/us-military-uses-8-inch-floppy-disks-to-coordinate-nuclear-force-operations.html https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/25/us-military-uses-8-inch-flop... From 1976! They're using 50 year old computers? That's amazing.
- walrus01 5d agoThe Boeing 747-400, at least, uses a 1987 state of the art 3.5" 1.44MB floppy drive.