Toes♀@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 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 · 3 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-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 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-up3·3 months agoIf these are machines running Windows XP, I doubt they’re very new.
minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoWasn’t talking about the CnC controllers as the “new” machines.
minus-squareOtherbarry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 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.
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.