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> Call me stupid, Well I won't say you are stupid. But do you realize we are talking about a time format "designed" 40+ years ago. And some cpus are still com
by njharman 10y ago
> Call me stupid,
Well I won't say you are stupid. But do you realize we are talking about a time format "designed" 40+ years ago. And some cpus are still compatible with chips from 80's 90's. To imagine all that will go away and be solved in 20 years is not logical.
Also, the problem isn't with PCs (which will be upgraded) but the billions of IoT, industrial controls, and other embedded devices that lack easy upgrade paths. Things like elevators, pressure release valves, cars.
- keithpeter 10y agoI'd add trains to your list. There are locomotives in use in UK that use electronics (I admit not microprocessor based and not running an actual operating system) dating from 1980s. The ones currently being designed may have similar active service times.