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Subject: Re: Before Dimdows 10 Goes EOL, I'm Testing Linux To Save My Laptop
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On 6/28/25 2:50 PM, % wrote:
> T wrote:
>> On 6/28/25 4:03 AM, WolfFan wrote:
>>> On Jun 27, 2025, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote
>>> (in article <103n7lb$dqtr$5@dont-email.me>):
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:53:13 -0400, WolfFan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 1. You don’t have to junk Win 10 if you don’t want to. I have XP and 7
>>>>> machines running, MS bailed on them a long time ago but they still 
>>>>> work,
>>>>> I just have to be careful. ... because they run $150,000 imagesetters,
>>>>> that’s why. The imagesetters are very picky about their drivers (not
>>>>> really drivers, long story, but the imagesetters won’t work without
>>>>> them) and still work, and management will NOT be replacing them as 
>>>>> long
>>>>> as they work.
>>>>
>>>> Would you entrust mission-critical business functions to obsolete,
>>>> unsupported software?
>>>
>>> that’s why we have spares. The imagesetters shipped with NT4 systems. XP
>>> was as far as the older software would go. New imagesetters cost 
>>> north of
>>> 100k, the old ones work, and we have several units, so if one dies 
>>> and we run
>>> out of spares it’s not a big deal until we can gewt a replacement which
>>> runs newer software. if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. it ain’t broke.
>>>
>>
>> You make a great point.
>>
>> It always depends on your use.  "supported software" is
>> not always appropriate.  Sometimes yes; sometimes no.
>>
>> There is a guy on the Windows group that has an off grid
>> system running XP.  It won't run on newer OS'es.  And he
>> is in no danger of anything from the Internet anyway.
>> He is not on it.
>>
>>
> what is he on ... glue


Chuckle.  It is a set and forget appliance and
not on the Internet.  Much like your microwave
oven.