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[–] 40 points 3 years ago (1 child)

DATA BREACH LEVEL: MAXIMUM

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  • [–] 26 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    I still regularly visit customers that use Windows XP

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Like, as a daily driver, for specific uses, or both?

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I run a CNC machine which requires XP for the control program. The only other option was DOS. We installed it via floppy

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago

    Entertaining human written read.

    But if I'm going to be that reckless, I'd rather feel the forbidden joy of riding my motorcycle sans helmet!

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    I have one old Panasonic Toughbook that still runs XP. It's a control system for a specific scientific instrument. Damn thing just keeps chugging along. Fortunately, I physically removed the wifi chip lest anyone get any ideas.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Are there any modern web browsers that still work on XP?

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Relevant XKCD comic immediately popped into my mind

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    Hey, I like to live dangerously! I still have a Windows XP ISO (yes, it's pirated come at me micro$oft) I use to make virtual machines in VirtualBox from time to time.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Same, except its a legit pro license and I slip-streamed all of the last updates including the windows POS updates and firefox into an unofficial service pack 4 for convenience.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago* (4 children)

    Could I even install DirectX to get modern games working on it? I remember when Vista came out, the big thing was that it had DX10 while XP only went up to 9. And now they're on 12.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    I miss XP, the last OS from Microsoft that felt like it had a clear human touch IMO.

    That installation music...oh, baby...

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I run XP on my Dell E510 (with good capacitors! ). I love revisiting some of my old games that just don't hit the same on modern Win. Battlezone II, Battlefield 1942, Rollercoaster Tycoon.

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