[AT] [External] Re: OT - unsecured servers

[Phil Auten]

Yup. Lots and lots of XP machines fulfill that role, James. They are 
great for that kind of work.


Phil in TX


On 1/6/2020 8:45 AM, James Peck wrote:
> Not every machine running Vista, XP, Win 7, or Win 8 meets the 
> hardware requirements of Win 10. I have a Win 8 desktop with a lot of 
> stuff on it I would consider upgrading if I could upgrade the memory 
> first.
>
> I have an XP laptop in the drawer at work. It does not connect to the 
> internet. It connects to the industrial controls that require the XP 
> running programming software loaded onto it.
>
> Gunnells, Brad R AT List member (brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu); <snip> 
> Personally I wouldn’t bother with Windows 8. It had some quirks and 
> was not well received for the most part (and end of support will be 
> looming). Windows 10 is surprisingly efficient in terms of hardware 
> requirements given the bloat that was coming out of Microsoft for a 
> while. <snip>
>
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> Gunnells, Brad R <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
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> Personally I wouldn’t bother with Windows 8. It had some quirks and 
> was not well received for the most part (and end of support will be 
> looming). Windows 10 is surprisingly efficient in terms of hardware 
> requirements given the bloat that was coming out of Microsoft for a while.
>
> Linux is an alternative as well. I’ve played with a few and like what 
> I’ve seen. I’m a Mac guy and work in IT. So what I like and is 
> acceptable to me will be different than the average user. I look at it 
> like, “what could I give to my parents to use….”. Linux wouldn’t be my 
> first choice…..  But if you like to dabble and are somewhat tech savvy 
> it could be a very good and inexpensive alternative.
>
> Brad
>
> *From: *AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> on behalf of James 
> Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com>
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> *Date: *Monday, January 6, 2020 at 8:00 AM
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> *Subject: *[External] Re: [AT] OT - unsecured servers
>
> I saw a notice that Microsoft had set a date not too far in the future 
> to stop issuing security updates for Win 7.  I have a laptop that 
> needs a keyboard replacement that is being used with an external 
> keyboard that is on Win 7. It may be upgradeable to 8.
>
> I replaced a keyboard this weekend on my only Win 10 machine.
>
> We have had list members recommend Linux. Sounds like a big step to me.
>
> Phil Auten Texas AT List member (pga2 at basicisp.net); The biggest 
> problem I have with all browsers is that they have quit supporting any 
> version of Windows older than Windows7. Both of my laptops are running 
> older versions of Windows, one on XP SP3 and the other on Vista SP2. I 
> am looking at converting them both to Linux.
>
>
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