I’m curious what you’ve been doing with it, what workarounds and fixes you’ve had to do over the years?

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    I know a doctor who’s been running a research project since the 90s using a database application with a proprietary format. Said doctor had the option of upgrading to a version which was a front-end to Excel in the 00’s… but didn’t… and then the company sold their product to Microsoft and closed down, taking their format conversion app with them.

    I also know a test lab using a blood gas analyser running off a built-in Windows NT PC. Those things cost an arm and a leg, so they’ll keep running it until it dies and replace it with something more modern.

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        Until the hardware breaks and you can’t find refinements.

        Edit: replacements, bloody autocorrect!