TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat old technology are you surprised is still in use today?message-squaremessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat old technology are you surprised is still in use today?TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square149linkfedilink
minus-squareaffenlehrer@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoA lot of production industry still runs on PLC from the 90s or older and uses DOS supervision systems. They would continue using it but are usually forced to upgrade once they run out of spare parts and / or staff that can maintain it.
minus-squarechonomaiwokurae@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYep, my most important tool at work is controlled by DOS software running in a 386. Plenty of Windows XP’s around too.
A lot of production industry still runs on PLC from the 90s or older and uses DOS supervision systems. They would continue using it but are usually forced to upgrade once they run out of spare parts and / or staff that can maintain it.
Yep, my most important tool at work is controlled by DOS software running in a 386. Plenty of Windows XP’s around too.