@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoStill booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computerswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square188fedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down115cross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
arrow-up1469arrow-down1external-linkStill booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computerswww.bbc.com@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square188fedilinkcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
minus-squareLupusBlackfurlinkfedilinkEnglish41•5 months ago😂 🤣 Similarly, my Dad ran his medical office on Win98 until he died (2011). Of course, he had no support for OS or the medical office software other than himself (and me). Had a supplier of inexpensive old machines/parts. All cause he refused to pay the $5k required to upgrade the medical office software that ran on those machines. 🤷♂️
minus-square@vaionko@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish9•5 months agoMy dad’s company still runs software from 2002 for recording sales and sending bills. Runs fine on Windows 10 surprisingly
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Similarly, my Dad ran his medical office on Win98 until he died (2011).
Of course, he had no support for OS or the medical office software other than himself (and me).
Had a supplier of inexpensive old machines/parts.
All cause he refused to pay the $5k required to upgrade the medical office software that ran on those machines. 🤷♂️
My dad’s company still runs software from 2002 for recording sales and sending bills. Runs fine on Windows 10 surprisingly