I think I have personally owned or built systems in half of those cases, I recognize quite a few from the 90s
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8 inch floppies retired for Air Force ICBM launch control
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I think I have personally owned or built systems in half of those cases, I recognize quite a few from the 90s
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Yeah, a few of those are familiar to me as well.
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Guess they got tired of Skynet playing floppy drive music.
Someone has a Super Flower SF201..... looks like the SF201T that has the side and top windows.
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whats the 3dfx one need a better pic is it for sale ? specs?
I don't think they can do that by law, they have to go through the ridiculous federal procurement process.
True, but I'm pretty sure any agency involved in security/defense probably have dummy corps set up to purchase common items that might be used in sensitive areas.
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But no, it isn't for sale.
Correct, it does have the top window, and both side windows.Someone has a Super Flower SF201..... looks like the SF201T that has the side and top windows.
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They had a window on the right!? Why, there was now to do behind the MOBO tray other than hide the cables.
I just bought the clear left side separate for $30.
Let me guess, you bought the case from Directron, about $150? Not sure what the price was for the window version.
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It's pretty hard to hack a computer that isn't even connected to the internet in the first place
. Nothing like running a Sneaker-net in a bunker to launch nukes. Amazing to think of how primitive these guidance systems actually must have been on missiles from the era. The processing power required to run the Atari game missile command was, likely, more advanced... lol. I have a box of unopened 8" floppies somewhere.
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I just recently bought it on Ebay for around $40.
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Was thinking more along the lines of a cellular/high-bandwidth modem built in to the SSDs, or other modern components, since that has been a thing for a while now with many devices, hacked or not.It's pretty hard to hack a computer that isn't even connected to the internet in the first place
Was thinking more along the lines of a cellular/high-bandwidth modem built in to the SSDs, or other modern components, since that has been a thing for a while now with many devices, hacked or not.
I would be very surprised if any RF can enter or leave the rooms these devices will be used in. That would be a very basic security measure that was likely implemented long ago.
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I really hope so, as I've seen dumber things be overlooked and implemented before.
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Right. But I'd also be surprised if they were using 8 inch floppy disks and they were.