SolithaMar 11
Neil Brown

Horses can't use laptops.

They use maneframes.

Mar 11 at 7:54pmWeb
Show threadEmily_SMar 11
@neil nayh they were stopped from doing that by bill gates
Show threadJohn Faithfull 🌍🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧡✊🏻✊🏿Mar 11
@neil
Show threadDave RobinsonMar 11
@neil
They tried to use Windows but needed a more stable operating system.
Show threadSignalElevenMar 11
@neil it's not that they can't use them at all but it's neigh impossible.
Show threadHeddersMar 11
@neil Is that why maneframes rely on CICS?
Show threadDavidMar 11

@neil They don't like Linux.

They're stuck on Whinnydows..

Show threadJustine SmithiesMar 11
Is that because they like all things stable?
Show threadThe Penguin of EvilMar 11
@neil fitted with herd disks presumably ?
Show threadHaelwenn /элвэн/ Mar 11
@neil Makes sense, horses got to need big irons.
Show threadSebastian Crane 🏳️‍⚧️Mar 11
@neil Coding for them is an absolute nightmare, though.
Show threadSimon newslttrs.comMar 11
@neil and how much did they have to pony up for those?
Show threadDanielMar 11
@neil they need their computers to be stable
Show threadquotequackMar 11
@neil
i hate and love þat
Show threadSimon ZerafaMar 11

@neil

Must be a Trojan Horse then 😁

Show threadJason Parker (he/they)Mar 11
@neil support must be a nightmare
Show threadBob Mar 11
Show threadMedea Vanamonde 🏳️‍⚧️Mar 11

@neil @catsalad

No
Yoi
Didn’t

Show threadAlbirewMar 11
@neil only race horses uses laps-top
Show threadlp0 on fire Mar 12
@neil, (h)oof. Neigh way that that's right.
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@neil but their programs are hung
Show threadSteve PurcellMar 12
@neil these days you don't see many in this field
Show threadmal3abyMar 12
@neil Hay!
Show threadLinker3000Mar 14
They'll use any system as long as it has plenty of blinkerlichten.