Commodore 64 Confuses Austrian Police

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday September 5, 2006 @11:59AM from the at-least-it-wasn't-a-trash-80 dept.

toomanyairmiles writes, "It seems that Wolfgang Priklopil, the communications technician who kidnapped Austrian pre-teen Natascha Kampusch, relied on a Commodore 64 as his primary machine. Interestingly this is presenting some problems to the Austrian computer forensics people. Major General Gerhard Lang of the Federal Criminal Investigations Bureau told reporters it would 'complicate investigators' efforts' and would be difficult to transfer the files to modern computers 'without loss.' Could this be the latest in the criminal world's security strategy? Can we expect to see Spectrums, Archimedes, and Atari STs turning up in police investigations soon?"

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Re:Conan O'Brien, Dead at 39 by EvanED · 2006-09-05 12:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Conan O'Brien, the late-night comedic genius who entertained millions of viewers in the acclaimed "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," died yesterday of natural causes. He would have turned 40 in less than six months.

Conan Christopher O'Brien was born April 18, 1963 to Thomas and Ruth O'Brien in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.

You know, it would help if you would at least make the effort to update your troll to the right year. Might seem more plausable.