Pretty rare for embedded windows stuff to be on a recent version
Pretty 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
Vjust move to arch linux at this rate
Pi wouldn't actually want these systems replaced by a modern computer anyway, though
CWhy not?
Vi want a commodore 64 at some point...
Pbecause we don't give a shit about industrial design anymore and just chew through a new set of off the shelf hardware every 5-10 years
Pthere's no reason for those machines to actually become ewaste except we want people to buy newer shit
LMy dad still has one in his garage.
Pyou can replace one of those systems with much more rugged system and we won't
Pwe'll just buy some lenovo shit
CHow much compute per watt do you get with a new PC vs decade old?
Is a decade old HDD a good place for critical data compared to a recent SSD?
Is a decade old HDD a good place for critical data compared to a recent SSD?
CIs it good security to have privileged drivers abandoned a decade ago on a networked computer?
Pwhat argument is there to make on that if we're still wasting orders of magnitude more power running commodity hardware instead of purposefully designed systems
Pthey're not going to do the right thing and replace it with something built to last when it's easier to just partner with some company like lenovo that can shit out general purpose crap on demand
FCommodore has less attack surface though due to it's light size of components
P. what
Pyou mean from the perspective of a rubber mallet?
Vhow about we raise the efficiency of coal generators first?
