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Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program

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Re: Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program

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Post by pimlottc »

GrumpyNl wrote: post #10
pimlottc wrote: post #8

The screenshots are very confusing to me... it appears to be a Windows (95?) application, with variable width fonts, graphs, mouse support [0], but then certain elements, like the menu [1], look like a class DOS apps, with fixed width fonts and ANSI line drawing characters. Some screens, like data tables [2], look like they're completely DOS-based, while others have a weird combination of DOS and Windows elements [3]…

Looks a lot like a old pascal program.

That could be. The font is quite familiar

Re: Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program

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Post by Chilko »

nox101 wrote: post #20

On the topic of nukes, the latest Hardcore History addendum is kind of terrifying. It's an interview with author Annie Jacobsen about her new book, "Nuclear War" https://www.dancarlin.com/addendum/

Thanks for sharing this, I'm a long time HH and Common Sense listener but had no clue about this Addendum podcast

Re: Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program

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Post by NegativeLatency »

nox101 wrote: post #20

On the topic of nukes, the latest Hardcore History addendum is kind of terrifying. It's an interview with author Annie Jacobsen about her new book, "Nuclear War" https://www.dancarlin.com/addendum/

As a fellow Dan Carlin fan I’d also recommend this podcast (not by Dan Carlin): https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/

Re: Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program

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Post by hypeatei »

nox101 wrote: post #20

On the topic of nukes, the latest Hardcore History addendum is kind of terrifying. It's an interview with author Annie Jacobsen about her new book, "Nuclear War" https://www.dancarlin.com/addendum/

I remember seeing her on Lex Fridmans podcast, too. It's pretty insane how close we are to a complete annihilation everyday; the US had a close call involving a "test" tape being inserted and alerting real agencies of an incoming attack.

Re: Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program

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Post by Apocryphon »

mike_d wrote: post #6

If you want less Excel and more Wargames in your nuclear simulations, DEFCON is fun to spend a few hours in once in a while. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1520/DEFCON/

I prefer the rather inscrutable Bravo Romeo Delta

https://homeoftheunderdogs.net/game.php?id=143

https://jasonlefkowitz.net/2014/11/choreographing-armageddon...

Re: Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program

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Post by mewse-hn »

Aloha wrote: post #19
netrap wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The FTP works but it won't allow anonymous logins.

what credentials work? I've tried anon, no username/pass, etc

I'm flat out unable to connect right now but I wanted to try username anonymous, password my email address - that was the standard back in the day

Re: Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program

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Post by mickael-kerjean »

mewse-hn wrote: post #27
Aloha wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what credentials work? I've tried anon, no username/pass, etc

I'm flat out unable to connect right now but I wanted to try username anonymous, password my email address - that was the standard back in the day

#> telnet www.nukefix.org 21

  Trying 64.71.34.33...
  Connected to www.nukefix.org.
  Escape character is '^]'.
  220 Welcome.
USER anonymous

  331 Please specify the password.
PASS anonymous

  530 This FTP server does not accept anonymous logins.

Re: Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program

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Post by adrianpike »

krylon wrote: post #22
edm0nd wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can send $10 for a floppy disk version! http://www.nukefix.org/purchase.html

None of my computers have floppy drives. :blushing-emoji:

Funny story, I wound up finding a bunch of my old Mac-formatted Zip disks a few months ago, and trying to extract data off of them was a wild, tangled mess of external SCSI enclosures, `ddrescue`, and then quick archiving it up onto the NAS before the drive or disk started making the famous clicking noises. Blows my mind we lived like that.

Re: Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program

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Post by mewse-hn »

mickael-kerjean wrote: post #28
mewse-hn wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm flat out unable to connect right now but I wanted to try username anonymous, password my email address - that was the standard back in the day

#> telnet www.nukefix.org 21 Trying 64.71.34.33... Connected to www.nukefix.org. Escape character is '^]'. 220 Welcome. USER anonymous 331 Please specify the password. PASS anonymous 530 This FTP server does not accept anonymous logins.

oof.
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