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branjo
Master Cruncher Slovakia Joined: Jun 29, 2012 Post Count: 1892 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Some of the most important networks and systems today are woefully outdated. And that isn't always a bad thing. A Paris airport was forced to shut down earlier this month after a computer running Windows 3.1, a prehistoric operating system from 23 years ago, crashed in bad weather. Planes were grounded on November 7 for several hours at Paris' Orly airport, one of the busiest in the region, after un ancien ordinateur known as DECOR, which links air traffic control systems with France's main weather bureau, stopped working. Put it this way: there are kids in college today who are younger than this system. http://www.zdnet.com/article/a-23-year-old-wi...re-crashed-paris-airport/  Crunching@Home since January 13 2000. Shrubbing@Home since January 5 2006  |
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18665 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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 Somebody probably tried to crank up solitaire (on Pong) on it. At least it wasn't a Commodore. Sad thing is - I REMEMBER 3.1!  |
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Something niggles me about this story. Windows 3.1 was purely standalone. Microsoft introduced 3.11 for (Play)Workgroups for networked PC's.
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