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?
Vif possible
Pbeing serious i don't think you can aptly compare the security methodology of a commodore versus modern compute
Pthe whole reason those places are still using something like a commodore is because it meets their demands without playing to the whims of another industry at-large
Jreplacing my windows machines with TempleOS because it has no networking and thus a lesser attack surface
Vwith a commodore you'd have to actually be physically there to hack it
Preplacing my starlink with a serial cable because i keep hearing captain crunch in my head
JI mean I think there were modems for the commodores
Pthere were lol
Jgonna ring you up and hack ya
Pidk what you would actually do with a commodore modem
JWargames time
Pi guess it mightve been good for BBS? idk i'm not 9000 years old
J
Pi am pretty sure that was used in industry so you could supplant traditional backend machines with.. another commodore
Pthough
SAnyone use Bazzite/Linux in general with a KVM switch? Wondering if it's an issue specific to my setup, but after switching away from Bazzite and back, my display is stuck at 640x480 and system settings just calls the display "Nvidia"
JI don't use a KVM but if
kscreen-doctor -o shows all of your display modes afterwards it's probably scriptable to return it to a sane oneJthough it kinda sounds like that's not the case there, especially if you can't set it through the GUI system settings