# Legacy Systems on The No Agenda Show

Legacy Systems comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2015 to April 2020.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** June 2015 – April 2020
- **Related topics:** [Cobol](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cobol.md), [Department Of Defense](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-defense.md), [Floppy Disks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/floppy-disks.md), [Mainframe](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mainframe.md), [Microsoft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microsoft.md), [New Jersey](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-jersey.md), [Phil Murphy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/phil-murphy.md), [Tech Support](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tech-support.md), [Unemployment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/unemployment.md), [Us Navy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/us-navy.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### COBOL Programmers, Unemployment System Failures

- **Episode:** [1232: GuangoCast](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1232-guangocast.md)
- **Published:** 2020-04-12
- **Time:** 1:23:11–1:25:40
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1232-guangocast/chapter/cobol-programmers-unemployment-system-failures.md

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy makes a public plea for COBOL programmers to help fix the state's 40-year-old unemployment insurance systems. The hosts discuss how the entire country's financial and government infrastructure still relies on this legacy language. They joke about "COBOL Cowboys" coming out of retirement to handle the surge in claims.

Keywords: [cobol](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cobol.md), [new jersey](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-jersey.md), [phil murphy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/phil-murphy.md), [unemployment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/unemployment.md), [mainframe](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mainframe.md), [legacy systems](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legacy-systems.md)

### US Military Use of 8-Inch Floppy Disks

- **Episode:** [828: White, Male & Yale](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/828-white-male-yale.md)
- **Published:** 2016-05-26
- **Time:** 20:48–25:44
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/828-white-male-yale/chapter/us-military-use-of-8-inch-floppy-disks.md

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals that the U.S. military still uses 8-inch floppy disks from the 1970s to coordinate nuclear forces. While the media portrays this as a dangerous security flaw, the hosts argue that legacy COBOL systems are more secure because they lack modern internet connectivity. One host recounts owning a collection of vintage 8-inch disks and custom shirts designed to hold floppy media.

Keywords: [floppy disks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/floppy-disks.md), [department of defense](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-defense.md), [legacy systems](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legacy-systems.md), [cobol](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cobol.md), nuclear forces

### US Navy Windows XP, Microsoft Support Contracts

- **Episode:** [733: Fusion Cell](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/733-fusion-cell.md)
- **Published:** 2015-06-25
- **Time:** 53:06–54:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/733-fusion-cell/chapter/us-navy-windows-xp-microsoft-support-contracts.md

The entire U.S. Navy continues to run on the obsolete Windows XP operating system, necessitating a multi-million dollar support contract with Microsoft for custom security patches. Microsoft ended general support for XP, but the Navy's refusal to upgrade has created a lucrative revenue stream for the software giant. The hosts criticize the lack of technical oversight in military IT procurement.

Keywords: [us navy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/us-navy.md), [windows xp](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/windows-xp.md), [microsoft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microsoft.md), [legacy systems](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legacy-systems.md), security patches, [tech support](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tech-support.md)

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