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"German Railway Company Seeks Admin for Vintage MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 Systems"

Originally Published 1 year ago — by Slashdot

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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.

"Job Ad Seeks Support for Legacy Windows 3.11 in Railway Operations"

Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Register

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A job ad for a Windows 3.11 techie appeared on a German job site, seeking an administrator for the obsolete operating system to maintain and keep old systems running for German trains, likely with Siemens' rail tech division. The position required knowledge of MS-DOS, Windows for Workgroups, and the Siemens train control system, Sibas, highlighting the continued use of ancient and obsolete hardware by rail operators despite the push for modernization in the tech industry.