![]() ![]() C4isrnet reports that the disks were retired in June. But clearly now the system is being replaced. ![]() It’s unclear whether that timeline was met, in part or in full. Government Accountability Office reported, was “updated data storage solutions, port expansion processors, portable terminals, and desktop terminals.” All of which was scheduled for deployment by 2017. This system runs on an IBM Series/1 Computer-a 1970s computing system-and uses 8-inch floppy disks.” nuclear forces, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear bombers, and tanker support aircrafts. ![]() The Strategic Automated Command and Control System, the report said, “coordinates the operational functions of U.S. The really old, big ones.”Ī report on the need to address legacy systems put to Congress in 2016, highlighted this system as one materially overdue an upgrade. The floppy disk system featured on an episode of 60 Minutes in 2014, during which one of the operators of the system delighted in the surprise of introducing the archaic tech: “The equipment is ancient-this is one of the computers that would receive a launch order from the president. “The challenges get a little larger when we’re actually repairing them down to component level.” A sharp contrast with newer systems, where components tend to be ripped and replaced when they go down. With the legacy system everything can be repaired, engineered. “Unfortunately a lot of the newer electronics are plug and play,” according to one SACCS engineer cited by C4isrnet. ![]()
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