Windows 2000 support

[Dmitry Olshansky]

On 06.06.2012 13:22, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Dmitry Olshansky"<dmitry.olsh at gmail.com>  wrote in message
> news:jqmsv9$2ob2$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> On 06.06.2012 6:09, tim krimm wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> BTW - I am posting from a Windows 2000 machine.
>>> Windows 2000 is handed for older machines.
>>> It is also good for bare bone machines from tiger direct.
>>> Yes I also use linux on these machines in dual boot mode.
>>>
>>
>> Using outdated OS to connect to the internet is one of biggest mistakes
>> ever. For instance doesn't W2k happen to have this so convenient for
>> malware IE6 ? ;) + There are various security breaches that nobody will
>> fix ASAP anymore.
>>
>
> Who's going to bother making exploits that'll only affect the few Win2K
> boxes out there? ;)
>

Why not if they just work? Common, it's the same kernel, just one major 
revision behind.

DOS on the other hand is far more safe in this regard :) I'd say FreeDOS 
is a superior alternative for Win2k dinosaurs.


-- 
Dmitry Olshansky