@gsa32@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoWant to live dangerously? Try running Windows XP in 2023www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down19
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minus-square@AteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish26•2 years agoI still regularly visit customers that use Windows XP
minus-square@gsa32@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish11•2 years agoLike, as a daily driver, for specific uses, or both?
minus-square@Bears_Koolaid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish19•2 years agoI run a CNC machine which requires XP for the control program. The only other option was DOS. We installed it via floppy
minus-square@kimpilled@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish14•2 years agoIf it’s not internet connected it’s not that big of a deal
minus-square@Bears_Koolaid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 years agoIt’s actually the most reliable PC we have in terms of actual hardware lol.
minus-squareares35linkfedilink1•2 years 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.