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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers

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Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.

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I use a Windows XP machine for work nearly every day. And yeah, it’s because it runs some of the most expensive equipment in the company.

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