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Indeed this is how it's done. Especially given how fragile/buggy the "professional" software is, or is limited to DOS/Win98/ME/XP/2000, or need an exotic driver
by baybal2 6y ago
Indeed this is how it's done. Especially given how fragile/buggy the "professional" software is, or is limited to DOS/Win98/ME/XP/2000, or need an exotic driver for PCI-to-PCIE converter, hardware license key etc.
I worked in companies where EDA, HDL, EE instrumentation machines were purposefully left running 24*7 just because the lengthy ritual of applying the needed set of hacks to get them running. Or because Windows update was killing a certain Labview function.
My favourite was a PC with a sticker "DO NOT PLUG INTO INTERNET UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, WINDOWS UPDATE PIRACY DETECTOR WILL TRIGGER CADENCE ANTIPIRACY DETECTOR"