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Ask HN: Who's still keeping a DOS machine up because the business depends on it?

297 points · 304 comments · mlaux

  1. fires10 · · focus · HN ↗
    I work at a multi billion dollar facility for a Fortune 100 company and we still depend on DOS. Keeping the mandatory DOS machines going is an exercise. Especially integrating them into modern systems.

    Edit: There is no required hardware, however maintaining a stable serial connection through a VM and timing issues due to faster hardware has been fun.

    1. 1over137 · · focus · HN ↗
      Actual MS-DOS or FreeDOS?
      1. fires10 · · focus · HN ↗
        MS-DOS or Windows 2003 running DOS vdm.
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