Not DOS, but my company has a Windows XP machine with a dialup connection that I have to keep running for obtuse legal reasons.

If it goes down, the company gets fined. It happened in the gap between my predecessor leaving, and me being hired.

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gerdesj 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Does it have to be a XP box or is just keeping a serial dialup connection working the key?

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andix 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Is it a physical machine and not a VM? I already had issues with getting XP compatible spare parts years ago. Had to buy used parts that were already pretty old (so high risk of failing again).

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reaperducer 4 hours ago | parent [-]

It's a physical machine.

Fortunately, I don't have to deal with swapping parts. There's an outside contractor on call 24/7 for that.

The last time I saw it was about two years ago when I taped yet another piece of paper to the filing cabinet it sits on reading "DO NOT TURN OFF UNDER PENALTY OF LAW!"

Someone keeps taking the paper down.

	▲	andix 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Put a proper sticker on, that can't be removed easily.