Comment on "Open source Windows" ReactOS is now 30 years old
WagnasT@piefed.world 7 hours agoI’ve toyed with it in the past but never had a need for it that Wine couldn’t fill, however I’ve heard of people using it for industrial or lab apps that require old windows versions. They also collaborate with Wine since they are solving a lot of the same problems.
cabbage@piefed.social 6 hours ago
That makes a lot of sense! I have heard Windows XP is still being run in hospitals and stuff out of necessity due to compatibility issues with expensive equipment, ReactOS might be a great solution for making that a little less sketchy while keeping it simple.
Thanks!
drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 4 hours ago
Depending on the situation there may be even older hardware/windows in use.
At my last job there was a windows 2000 computer still in use until like 2 years ago. None of the motherboard connections were still being made anymore. None of the drivers for the specialized devices existed for anything newer. The computer was air gapped and a replacement machine was commissioned, but it was still there doing its thing until the HDD failed.