23 Apr
2012
23 Apr
'12
8:29 p.m.
On Apr 23, 2012, at 10:25 PM, steve shumaker wrote:
The really strange thing about all this excursion into
govt surplus is the stuff they apparently still carry as critical weapons technology...
an HP 2100 minicomp? that's like the recent discussion about the missile guidance
computers... our govmnt at work!
I think it's a very literal implementation of the "If it ain't
broke, don't fix it" mentality. For all the money and power it
may be wasting running our weapons on ancient machines, just
think of all the money and manpower they waste when they try to
*update* these systems (look at the sad state of the attempts to
update our air traffic control system if you want an example).
- Dave