> Meanwhile, why is it that a bunch of computer-controlled lathes in a small
> factory need to have internet access?
I think it's Local Area Network accesss, not Internet. My client had a
similar setup, with computer-controlled lathes running Win 95. The
order-processing machine generates a lathe-control file and uses the LAN
to write it onto the lathe's hard drive. (And yes, we can re-generate any
of them at any time!)
The lathe manufacturer is not interested in 'upgrading' his windows
installation.
Right. Meaning security against malware, the big bugaboo people are
promoting as a reason to get rid of XP, would not be a relevant issue at
all--as long as the lan the machines are connected to does not share
internet access to them. That's the point I was trying to make.
Ken Dibble
www.stic-cil.org
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