Ernie SmithJul 19, 2024

Southwest’s tech debt hurt it back in 2022 but it seems to be doing it some favors today.

Old Windows taketh away, but sometimes old Windows giveth.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/southwest-cloudstrike-windows-3-1/

EDIT: Fix date

EDIT: @peterbutler pushed me to do a little more research, and I’m more comfortable saying it the underlying software probably dates to Windows NT or XP.

A Windows version from 1992 is saving Southwest’s butt right now

Southwest hasn't been impacted by the CrowdStrike outage, and that's reportedly because it's still running Windows 3.1.

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Show threadGarlic PicklesJul 19, 2024
@ernie Wait, a few months ago? The meltdown was over a year and a half ago. Did I miss some other incident this year?
Show threadErnie Smith
@garlickles I just misremembered the date when I wrote the post, nothing more nothing less.
Jul 19, 2024 at 7:34pmWeb