gsa32@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWant to live dangerously? Try running Windows XP in 2023www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down19
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minus-squaregsa32@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·11 months agoLike, as a daily driver, for specific uses, or both?
minus-squareBears_Koolaid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·11 months 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-up14·11 months agoIf it’s not internet connected it’s not that big of a deal
minus-squareBears_Koolaid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoIt’s actually the most reliable PC we have in terms of actual hardware lol.
minus-squareares35@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months 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.
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.