Toes♀@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agoAny out there running Windows XP in 2024?message-squaremessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up162arrow-down1message-squareAny out there running Windows XP in 2024?Toes♀@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
I’m curious what you’ve been doing with it, what workarounds and fixes you’ve had to do over the years?
minus-squareGodort@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·8 months agoWe have a few clients that use them to control the CNC machines they have. The machines are isolated from all other devices on the network and can’t see the internet. The machinists run their gcode files from USB sticks that are walked from their machine to the CNC
minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months ago The machinists run their gcode files from USB sticks that are walked from their machine to the CNC Wait until USB-C becomes the de-facto standard, and new systems no longer come with USB-A, and USB-A sticks are no longer manufactured. Happened to the floppy drive, too.
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoIf these are machines running Windows XP, I doubt they’re very new.
minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoWasn’t talking about the CnC controllers as the “new” machines.
minus-squareOtherbarry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoTrue, but add-in cards are going to be around for a long time after that for the people truly desperate for USB-A ports on a new desktop. For a while at work I had to use a add-in card in a Win 10 desktop just to have a parallel port for the ancient label printer we were using.
minus-squareDudeDudenson@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months ago The machines are isolated from all other devices on the network and can’t see the internet. Serious question, why are they even connected to the LAN?
We have a few clients that use them to control the CNC machines they have.
The machines are isolated from all other devices on the network and can’t see the internet.
The machinists run their gcode files from USB sticks that are walked from their machine to the CNC
Wait until USB-C becomes the de-facto standard, and new systems no longer come with USB-A, and USB-A sticks are no longer manufactured.
Happened to the floppy drive, too.
If these are machines running Windows XP, I doubt they’re very new.
Wasn’t talking about the CnC controllers as the “new” machines.
Ah, ok. Dongles it is, then.
True, but add-in cards are going to be around for a long time after that for the people truly desperate for USB-A ports on a new desktop.
For a while at work I had to use a add-in card in a Win 10 desktop just to have a parallel port for the ancient label printer we were using.
Serious question, why are they even connected to the LAN?