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Re: [OM] IMG: Doing Things the Old Way

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Doing Things the Old Way
From: Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:03:31 -0700
Correction, Win2K not WinNT.

WayneS

At 2/19/2019 07:54 PM, you wrote:
>And I still have a Tektronics 4 channel 1GHz digital sampling oscilloscope 
>running WinNT. It is sitting on my desk now and I use on occasion for my 
>consulting projects. Also have a 1GHz Fet probe.
>
>I did take the precaution of getting a PATA to SATA interface to an SSD drive 
>and cloned the 80GByte Seagate drive, as a backup. I tested the SSD with 
>SATA-PATA interface and the scope boots WinNT. The Tek scope 15 years ago cost 
>$25K.
>
>Wayne
>
>At 2/19/2019 06:35 PM, you wrote:
>>     I'm sitting here happily typing away on my WinXP machine with a smile on 
>> my face.
>>
>>>
>>>It's quite true - corporate customers can buy extended support for up 
>>>to three additional years.
>>>
>>>https://www.thurrott.com/windows/199062/microsoft-reveals-windows-7-paid-support-prices
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> But you need to bear in mind that support by MS for Windows 7 is 
>>>>>apparently due to end on 14th Jan 2020 when security updates are 
>>>>>due to cease.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>That has to be a fairy tale. My Fortune 500 client only went to Win7 
>>>>maybe 3-4 years ago. I can't believe those sort of users will stand 
>>>>for it.
>>>>
>>>>Actually, I find it hard to believe they will ever want Win10 in that 
>>>>environment.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
>>     - Hunter S. Thompson
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