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A comment on Ask HN: Who's still keeping a DOS machine up because the business depends on it?.

Re:Ask HN: Who's still keeping a DOS machine up because the ... by yitchelle on Saturday September 26, 2026 @09:36AM (#49856425)
Not MSDOS, but I feel obliged to shared the story of an auto shop in Poland using a Commodore 64 to run the calibration and wheel balancing some years back. It was viral news at the time but worth sharing again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXdLtnt-nvE

Original Polish article - https://www.trojmiasto.pl/wiadomosci/Warszatat-samochodowy-z...

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Re:Ask HN: Who's still keeping a DOS machine up because the ... by sgarland on Saturday September 26, 2026 @09:33PM (#49862452)
Or McLaren needing to use an ancient, very specific Compaq laptop to service the F1.

https://www.extremetech.com/cars/227828-the-mclaren-f1-super...

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