gsa32@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWant to live dangerously? Try running Windows XP in 2023www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down19cross-posted to: retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
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minus-squareAteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 year agoI still regularly visit customers that use Windows XP
minus-squaregsa32@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoLike, as a daily driver, for specific uses, or both?
minus-squareBears_Koolaid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoI run a CNC machine which requires XP for the control program. The only other option was DOS. We installed it via floppy
minus-squarekimpilled@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoIf it’s not internet connected it’s not that big of a deal
minus-squareBears_Koolaid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoIt’s actually the most reliable PC we have in terms of actual hardware lol.
minus-squareares35@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoi have several clients with xp, or even older, in similar roles. i keep a couple old desktops (slot 1 celeron, anyone?) at the office just in case they need a replacement.
I still regularly visit customers that use Windows XP
Like, as a daily driver, for specific uses, or both?
I run a CNC machine which requires XP for the control program. The only other option was DOS. We installed it via floppy
If it’s not internet connected it’s not that big of a deal
It’s actually the most reliable PC we have in terms of actual hardware lol.
i have several clients with xp, or even older, in similar roles. i keep a couple old desktops (slot 1 celeron, anyone?) at the office just in case they need a replacement.