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UsernameJonesHere t1_ixtats0 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The Internet Archive just put 565 Palm Pilot apps in your web browser by dapperlemon

There are hospitals in the US and Europe that still run on Windows 98 and some that use 3.1 because of specific programs that were never updated.

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subgameperfect t1_ixtcdx3 wrote

It's the same for facories, oil rigs and giant production platforms that may as well reach to your house.

Turns out that newer features kinda matter less than understanding your infrastructure and having confidence.

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Nakotadinzeo t1_ixuqa77 wrote

We really need to make a middleware platform for this software. The runtime handles translation between adapters and such, and the software just has to handle doing its job to control whatever hardware.

This is what UNIX was made for on the software side. A UNIX program from the 70's can usually be compiled on a POSIX OS like Linux or MacOS fairly easily.

Problem is that Windows isn't one of those POSIX platforms, and you can't compile what you don't have the source for anyway. That also doesn't change how the software interfaces with the hardware.

The hardware and the proprietary software are the big issue. 3ven if we find a fix, it's a fix for future machines and not present ones.

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Cyanandblue t1_ixu8pqo wrote

And some trains in Germany or smwhere I think. But I don't remember the reason of running an old OS is the apps never updated or something else.

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