@gsa32 to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoWant to live dangerously? Try running Windows XP in 2023www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square31arrow-up1176arrow-down110cross-posted to: retrocomputingwindows[email protected][email protected]windowsxpslackernews
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minus-square@AteshgaRubyTeethlinkEnglish26•1 year agoI still regularly visit customers that use Windows XP
minus-square@Bears_KoolaidlinkEnglish19•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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year agoIf it’s not internet connected it’s not that big of a deal
minus-square@Bears_KoolaidlinkEnglish9•1 year agoIt’s actually the most reliable PC we have in terms of actual hardware lol.
minus-squareares35linkfedilink1•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.