@Viesta just hope the computers don't use bitlocker, typing the keys are so much fun 😄
@Viesta just hope the computers don't use bitlocker, typing the keys are so much fun 
CI keep a copy of my work laptop bitlocker key for whenever an automatic firmware update borks it
Pkeeping in mind the cheapest way for vendors to produce a self-serve kiosk is to just hide a NUC inside a big rectangular safe with a touchscreen on the front
CImagine a self service kiosk using something newer than XP
CMy favourite is the DOS based POS systems still in use
Pany decent corpo stopped doing that and moved their kiosks up to win7+
Pat least in my area
Pthe 386 order pickers you could use as a medieval flail really are the best part of the experience
P"this computer sent us to space and now it will sent burger to you :)))"
Vthey're all windows 11
Vunless they didn't update the OS then it's windows 10
Pshocker
Vand you know what? those cash register PC's and kiosks still go down like crazy
Veven after going modern
Pyah it doesnt change anything
Pnot a single thing about how they work, tbh
Pany version of windows is just as liable to crash when you put it in those sort of conditions
CPretty rare for embedded windows stuff to be on a recent version
Vimagine if i could convince my work to switch to linux
Pit'll all be on win7+ now
CWe're making brand new equipment and it gets windows 7 imaged
Pnot XP
COh we've got lots of equipment in the field still running pre-7 OSes
Psure but you ain't putting new XP licenses out there
Vmy dentist is windows XP
COnly a problem if someone networks it. What are the chances of that? A computer getting networked? One in a million
JThe internet of things is a magical palce
JYou know all these crazy unreliable systems with questionable security we love
Jlets add an internet connection
Pand the entire reason any of these places update their shit is interop so eventually the XP stuff is going to disappear from public sight
CWin7 embedded is already out of support
Pand the kicker is when all you need to do for anything built in the last 20 years is a drop-in replacement
Pwe probably will actually see consumer-facing stuff all move to modern windows at some point
Pnot because it makes sense lol
Pbecause it makes microsoft more money pushing boundaries
P
CJust put the crappy application in a VM with a LTS host
Pfound the ubuntu pro subscriber
VWHAT
CRedhawk Linux
JThis but my University registration system
Vwait that's literally not possible... is it?
Pairlines, doctors offices, you name it, you'll still find a commodore SOMEWHERE
Pyes it's very possible
Psome people don't get rid of shit until it stops working
Pa commodore honest to god hasn't got much reason to stop working if all you're doing is running some light booking/billing
Pit's the one advantage those systems have over modern shit
CAnd the advantage is pretty much wiped by having really bad disaster recovery options
CIf you don't migrate to current systems, you'll get forced to at a terrible time
Ppretty much
