might be good advice. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...

"Building an OS that is secure can be done." Don't be stupid. I haven't seen one in 40+ years. Reminds me of the people trying to stop DVD copying.

the article shows the disks, not sure of the drives since I read it a few days ago. The cables would be the hard part.

oh yeah, about the cables. You may be able to find newer cables. They may or may not be compatable, IBM only recently stopped using big cables like them to connect the CPU to peripherals.

I started in the 70s on a 370/125 (like they also found) running DOS. btw, the Field Engineers were called Customer Engineers (CEs), and the hardware manuals were giant blue manuals that were kept in the computer room. I swear, those manuals had the most detailed descriptions on how to repair anything on the machine.

Same here. I was born before most of these vaccines were developed. I know I got some shots as a kid, but heck if I know what they were. Maybe I'll ask my doctor next time I see her. I get flu and pneumonia shots on a regular basis. Maybe time for some more shots.

old school technology: beer goggles, is likely cheaper

I think this is the house: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fmaps%2Fpl...

The news story had the name of the owner, and zabasearch came up with that address.

Oh and for some of the previous posters, this was New Years day, not New Years eve.

I will undo a mod. I drive a new SUV due to frequent snow storms, length of my commute, stuff I put in the back every week, and supervisors who say that my job requires me to be at work due to public safety sorta stuff. (correct but rules don't apply to management)
Yes, I'd love a Tesla or somesuch, but I don't think a Tesla will work with my commute in the winter.

oh yeah, probably my last car at my age, just got rid of a 10 year old car, and gave another to charity, an aged luxury car.

mpg 32 mpg at first, down to 25 now. I don't care about that. I just have to keep my foot off the gas (hard to do when doing my commute) sorta.

I think I read the latest z series can run Windows. It already runs UNIX (sorta) and Linux. It'd be funny to fire up a test LPAR with windows, and run some games.

Simple, install Takata air bags. Problem solved.

There is a slight difference between microfilm and microfiche. Microfilm is on a spool. You are describing microfiche, which on a sheet. I used to, on occasion, make that crap 40 years ago. Messy process with all the photographic chemicals.

I grew up in that part of Ontario, Canada, about 300 miles west of Thunder Bay. It's mostly empty. Empty of anything except a few small towns. When I went to town in the winter I often did not turn off and lock the car when it was -40, because it's pointless. Where could they go? Anyone trying to head from Toronto westwards can be easily found. There are areas where the Trans-Canada highway is the only road basically, and they could just set a police car in one or two places and see all the traffic. Most roads north are dirt roads that go maybe 30 miles to nowhere. And south to the US border checkpoints. So why send the alerts to Thunder Bay people?

I only lived in Seattle for 10 years in the 1990s. But I could get spicy food at Thai places. It helps that I can speak some Thai, and they'd know I was serious when I wanted my meal spicy. Mexican food there was bland. Korean food varied from place to place.

6250 Bits per inch was an IBM standard on 9 track tapes from 40 years ago. The 9th track was a parity bit iirc.