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MineralMan

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3. It's not only a software problem.

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 10, 2025, 10:55 AM

Mar 2025

Not by a long shot. A lot of government hardware is also obsolete. It can't run software written in some languages at all, and compilers for some languages are not available for the hardware.

Yes, a software overhaul is needed, but that process is going to take years, and a nice big budget.

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19yr old DOGEbag, 1978 VISTA programming@ VA [View all] leighbythesea2 Mar 2025 OP

Ha ha heh...they should have already known this, most of the Fed's computer systems are outdated, they never have SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #1

whatever the excuses put forward stopdiggin Mar 2025 #2

It's not only a software problem. MineralMan Mar 2025 #3

Because the time and effort to transcribe millions of records haele Mar 2025 #9

I lay hands on and spend a moment of silence with my signed copy of... Hugin Mar 2025 #4

Memory was precious in years gone by Zorro Mar 2025 #5

Yes, working in bits and bytes... Hugin Mar 2025 #6

Testing? What's that? TexasTowelie Mar 2025 #7

Replacement already in progress... yowzayowzayowza Mar 2025 #8

I've been there myself jmowreader Mar 2025 #10

Sweet talk leighbythesea2 Mar 2025 #12

Well they don't have to use the VISTA programming language. Jacson6 Mar 2025 #11

Sitting here just quietly laughing. Bantamfancier Mar 2025 #13

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