This is what the article misses. I have a 1992 machine that's online via a SLIP connection. That's a good analogy to his collectible cars. It's not a risk to

This is what the article misses. I have a 1992 machine that's online via a SLIP connection. That's a good analogy to his collectible cars. It's not a risk to other network users - it's from the "not safe to share floppies" era. If your precious '87 is dropping odd parts into the road, creating hazards to other drivers, no it's not acceptable either. The difference between the two is that without vendor patches, it's exceptionally difficult to maintain XP-era software to a standard where it's not at risk of polluting the network.