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Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers (www.bbc.com)
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[โ€“] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I would bet there are still a few old pieces of industrial machinery around that I duct taped together by imaging an ancient PC and transferring it to a Virtual Box VM.

[โ€“] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 3 months ago

I 4 years ago I remotely reinstalled Wonderware and necessary drivers on a Windows NT3.51 HMI controlling a mango line in Africa (I don't remember exactly, maybe Burkina?). Not fun, there wasn't much documentation left.
One year later I had to do it again.

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