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Capita says 2023 cyberattack costs a factor as it reports staggering £100M+ loss

Don't all rush at once

Would volunteers for this act please form an orderly queue.

Sorry, places are limited so it's first come first served.

Preview edition of Microsoft OS/2 2.0 surfaces on eBay

Re: Nice museum piece

There is a reason for this (over and above Sod's Law). Duplication was often done using 'B grade' floppy disks. When I asked what this meant - hey, I was young and naive then, could have been 'B' for 'Better quality' for all I knew - it was explained that the discs were, ehem, not normal quality but were somewhat cheaper. The rationale was that they were only expected to be used a few times i.e. to install, maybe reinstall and add a driver or two at some point, whereas regular floppy discs were designed to be used hundreds, thousands of times, and last a number of years. After all, why use the finest polished rust on something which was basically regarded as disposable?

Microsoft introduces AI meddling to your files with Copilot in OneDrive

Much todo about nothing

I don't believe Microsoft has any AI technology whatsover. If it did, surely it would deploy it to filter out the dozens of spam emails which arrive in my Outlook account each day, all of which are so blatantly obvious that any system with the IQ of a retarded amoeba would spot them immediately.

Mars Express orbiter to get code update after 19 years

Re: It never ceases to amaze me ...

'...It took over an hour from cold to being ready to run :-)

So, just like a modern electric car, then...

Apple whispers farewell to macOS Server

There were quite a few hints that something was up when 5.4, was released following the launch of High Sierra. For instance, File Sharing had been removed, now being controlled by High Sierra itself. Nevertheless, this is a very popular product and, anecdotally, I see about 2 macOS Server deployments for every 3 of Windows Server Essentials or 4 of Synology DSM in small business setups.

The list of alternatives provided by Apple is interesting. For instance, KerioConnect is suggested as an email product. In the UK, this costs £353 for 5 users for the first year. Quite a difference to macOS Server, which includes this and other functionality for £19.99 all in.