At 11:38 2016-05-27, Alan Bourke <alanpbou...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
It's not the fact that it's an old system per se, it's an old system for
which spare parts and people with the relevant skills to maintain it are
rapidly disappearing.
The same could be stated for VFP.
There are also many stories of replacement system fiascos.
I get tired of the throwaway mentality. One poster on
alt.folklore.computers does metalwork, and some of his equipment is
about a century old. Do you it might ever happen with software?
[snip]
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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