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I still regularly visit customers that use Windows XP
Like, as a daily driver, for specific uses, or both?
I run a CNC machine which requires XP for the control program. The only other option was DOS. We installed it via floppy
If it’s not internet connected it’s not that big of a deal
It's actually the most reliable PC we have in terms of actual hardware lol.