US nuclear force still uses floppy disks - Page 3 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Paul Stenning · 31st May 2016, 9:05 pm

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Originally Posted by Jonster

A lot of POS (point of sale) terminals still use Windows 2000, as do information screens at airports. If it still works then why not?

The tablets in our Gala Bingo run Windows XP. Again it works fine and is on a separate internal network so there is probably no reason to change it until the hardware needs replacing. It is only when a device is on the internet that security updates and anti-virus etc becomes an issue.

paulsherwin · 31st May 2016, 9:14 pm

Embedded PosReady 2009 is just a cut down version of XP. Lots of cash registers and ATMs still use it, and it's still being updated by Microsoft. I don't know if anything like that is still running W2K but I suppose it's possible.

31st May 2016, 9:14 pm	#42
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,944	Re: US nuclear force still uses floppy disks Embedded PosReady 2009 is just a cut down version of XP. Lots of cash registers and ATMs still use it, and it's still being updated by Microsoft. I don't know if anything like that is still running W2K but I suppose it's possible.