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A German railway company has posted a job vacancy for a Windows 3.11 Administrator with MS-DOS experience to oversee systems with 166MHz processors and 8MB of RAM, highlighting the persistence of legacy technology in mission-critical systems despite the advancement of modern technology.
A German railway posted a job listing seeking an IT administrator with expertise in legacy operating systems like Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS to manage railway display boards. Despite the outdated technology, legacy systems are considered reliable and less susceptible to modern cyber threats. The use of legacy systems is more common than perceived, with examples including airplane manufacturers using floppy disks for updates and the US military using 1970s computers until 2019. It remains unclear if the railway operator found a new admin, but the incident sheds light on the continued use of legacy systems in critical infrastructure.