As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.
That’s what I think too. And then I see “Their systems are built into everything around us”, which basically only applies to PCs and laptops. What is built into pretty much everything around us, is GnuLinux.
Clearly an extreme case of overengineering. A elevator has no business running more than a few microcontrollers.
It’s probably only the screen component that is running an old version of embedded windows.
That’s what I think too. And then I see “Their systems are built into everything around us”, which basically only applies to PCs and laptops. What is built into pretty much everything around us, is GnuLinux.
Not even GNU - just Linux.
Yeah yeah, something something GNU/Linux blah blah copypasta…
Many things, but far from that.
Yeah, it was a statement, not a question. But it’s partly my fault for not using the comma appropriately. Fixed.
Screen? In a elevator?
Yes? That is not that unusual and it is mentioned in the third sentence of the article.
But how else can it book requests for priority access, and verify the credit card for whoever booked the elevator?
Ah, the blossoms of unimpeded, wild capitalism.
But how else can it be safe to connect to the internet?
You need to be on-site to fix it anyway, just access the debug port.