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Similarly this is why, in some places, people report having "that old XP machine running <software> in the closet" because <software> is really important to the
by cakes 10y ago
Similarly this is why, in some places, people report having "that old XP machine running <software> in the closet" because <software> is really important to them and they have no path forward (it doesn't support > XP, it's actually too vital - though that seems like an odd reason not to update, etc.).
You could replace these things with something newer but the concerns by various parties can outweigh the willingness to fight and you probably don't want to be on the receiving end of "I told you so".
- lucozade 10y agoThe XP factor is another good reason why people stay on mainframes. They tend to be supported forever, or as near as dammit. You don't get that (quite reasonably) with consumer grade software and hardware.
- gadders 10y agoAlso, IBM Z series provide full backward compatibility [1], so you can have new hardware and still run your COBOL program from 1976 with no issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System_z#Architecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System_z#Architecture