Board:   [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help
Subject: Re: 3.5 floppies
From:    Nightfox
Date:    Mon Feb 23, 2026 09:10

@VIA: DIGDIST
  Re: Re: 3.5 floppies
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Rob Mccart on Mon Feb 23 2026 07:06 am

 PF> The weird thing was that I took a job in local government in 2017, and in
 PF> the server room was one last AS/400 with an IBM PS2 model 80 running OS/2
 PF> that they used to to local tape restores. Serious Deja Vu.

I've heard the US government tends to use technology for a fairly long time. If it's not broken, don't fix it..  Some years ago, I'd heard they were still using a computer system fromthe 70s, though they may have replaced it by now. And I've heard there are still some COBOL jobs, mainly in the government for old computer systems.

Nightfox

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