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Interesting to a see a Windows 7 machine in the picture captioned "Andrew Jones in the boring machine’s control room."

• beloch 2mo ago
  A lot of industrial and scientific instruments/equipment require a computer to run them, gather data, etc.. Often the software on that computer is Windows based and, if it is, you're not going to connect it to a network (if you can avoid doing so) or use it for anything but running the hardware. OS and software updates are not going to be installed because they'd require software updates from the manufacturer that may simply not be available. e.g. There are still a lot of labs out there with several computers running Windows XP because that's the most recent OS supported by drivers for some very expensive kit.
  • M95D 2mo ago
    I used a MS-DOS analyzer until 4 years ago. The Win7 version of it [1] is worse in every way. [1] https://www.stago-us.com/products-services/hemostasis-systems/sta-compact-max/ https://www.stago-us.com/products-services/hemostasis-system...
  • pseudohadamard 2mo ago
    There are still sites running Windows NT on their critical control systems for the same reason. >The 6.5-kilometre motorway is due to open for traffic in late 2028, easing congestion on a key part of Sydney’s road network For people interested in the background planning behind this, here's the video showing how it was done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTCZZBrhORs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTCZZBrhORs