On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Ted Roche <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Adam Buckland
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > In my case Ted with a "one man band² supplier who died whilst creating a
> > Windows version of his great DOS product for my printing Company.. Buy 6
> > desktops that run Win XP and 2 servers that run Win 2003 Server.. Then
> > look for an alternative product that doesn¹t need a dongle etc...
>
> Orphanware, especially software with hardware (9-pin serial ports, for
> example, or Okidata 393 printers and NCR paper) or OS requirements can be a
> real problem for clients. There's only so far you want to take emulators
> and kludgy solutions.
> -------------
>

I just found an Oki 393 printer in my attic when I had to move EVERYTHING
out of the way for a replacement furnace.

Has that wonderful Parallel port as well.


-- 
Stephen Russell
Sr. Analyst
Ring Container Technology
Oakland TN

901.246-0159 cell


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