I run a 98SE machine because it handles High Memory usage DOS applications far better than anything ME or later. That machine resides on a segment of the network that doesn't have web access at all, so it's not got any sort of security issues. It also runs in a realtime DOS mode most of the time -- the only time I've fired up the Windows shell in the past is to manage the files on the machine. I run computers until they don't work anymore at all, so often the machine won't support later versions of the operating system. I know enough about security in computers (I've been a LAN administrator and also a Helpdesk supervisor in the past, along with a lot of other IT jobs) and I've got this system buttoned up to the point where I could probably use the OS from an abacus and not run any risks. And the final factor is that nobody has volunteered to get me the newer operating systems out of the goodness of their wallet, so I use what I've got, hardened against attack. And BTW, I'm still getting OS updates from Microsoft, though not of course as often as I used to, both for the XP system and the Server 2003 system, so there's a grey area there in terms of "no longer supported" based on my experience.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Vogel [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 3:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: For all you CTRL+N "Create New Folder" users in Windows up > to Win7 > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 12:12 pm, Nicole Massey wrote: > > > Yes, the more cumbersome shortcut grouping works in XP. I'll try > it on the 98SE machine when I get a chance and report back. > > Nicole, I ask the following with no snark intended, but if you're > concerned about security, and from one of your prior posts it appears > you are, why on earth are you continuing to use Windows XP or earlier? > > These versions of the Windows OS have been unsupported for years now > and are both swiss-cheese-like in terms of their respective security > holes. They've got more back doors than your average barn! > > Brian > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to [email protected] Archives located at: http://www.groups.io/g/jfw/threads Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, posts received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at [email protected]. -=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View This Message (#36856): https://groups.io/g/jfw/message/36856 Mute This Thread: https://groups.io/mt/369347?uid=21656 Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/jfw/editsub?uid=21656 Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/jfw/leave/46502/1292106160/xyzzy Group Home: https://groups.io/g/jfw Contact Group Owner: [email protected] Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
