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From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com>
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, 18 April 2013 1:44 AM
Subject: PC World: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Ancient Computers in Use
Today
By Benj Edwards, PCWorldFeb 19, 2012 6:00 PM
?It?s easy to wax nostalgic about old technology--to remember fondly
our first Apple IIe or marvel at the old mainframes that ran on
punched cards. But no one in their right mind would use those
outdated, underpowered dinosaurs to run a contemporary business, let
alone a modern weapons system, right?
Wrong!?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/249951/if_it_aint_broke_dont_fix_it_ancient_…
(I may have posted this before - it's a year old. If so, sorry.)
good read :)
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