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German Railway Company Seeks IT Admin for Legacy Systems

Job involves maintaining Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS systems that display crucial real-time data to train operators.

  • German railway company recently posted a job listing for an IT administrator with knowledge of legacy operating systems, including Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS.
  • The job involves maintaining and updating old systems that are still crucial to railway operations, including the driver's cab display system on high-speed and regional trains.
  • The systems, which run on 166MHz processors with 8MB of RAM, display important technical data to train operators in real-time.
  • Despite being over 30 years old, these legacy systems are still reliable and less likely to be targeted by modern cybercriminals.
  • The job listing has since been removed, and it is unclear whether the position has been filled.
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