Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Gamgee
From : Atreyu
Date : Wed Nov 02 2022 21:44:50

On 02 Nov 22  20:17:00, Gamgee said the following to Atreyu:

G> Yeah that is cool.  There are actually quite a number of examples of DOS 
G> still being used in business and science.  Many retail POS / "cash 
G> register" systems use it, and I know that it runs on some very high tech 
G> modern medical devices.  I think it may also be used in the financial 
G> world some too.

Correct, the biggest "woah" moment for me was understanding why a lot of
medical/dental equipment is still largely on XP or 7. The way it was explained
to me at the time was that there is a tremendous amount of legal or regulatory
approval involved given its mission critical status not to mention the cost
of lets say an MRI or X-ray system.

Weatherman/Mark who posts here probably knows more, I think he runs IT for a 
major hospital where he lives.

I keep forgetting a lot of older CNC/milling machines still run DOS. If a 
machine is running fine and poses no threat being standalone/not on a Lan, 
there isn't an incentive to upgrade.

Atreyu

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