We had a good run, didn't we?
    • BonerMan@ani.socialEnglish
      113·
      30 days ago

      Tell that to the MS Dos PCs I regularly have to maintain and provide safety to. They still live.

      • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        191·
        30 days ago

        Something can be ancient and still function for purpose. We’ve uncovered ancient pottery intact.

    • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
      67·
      30 days ago

      Something that came out last week can be considered ancient in tech terms.

        • falidorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
          65·
          30 days ago

          We don’t call 15 year old cars ancient. Blu rays aren’t ancient. CDs aren’t ancient. Tons of things are 15 years old and fallen out of general use but aren’t considered ancient.

          I’d argue that XP is ancient but not Win7.

          • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            7·
            29 days ago

            Cars have an expected lifespan of like 20 years, operating systems don’t.

            Windows 7 came out with very early support for efi boot which took explicit effort to get to work. At this point most OEM machines out there don’t even support the legacy booting mode. That is ancient by tech standards.

          • colderr@lemmy.worldEnglish
            114·
            29 days ago

            Blu rays and CDs are considered ancient. Considering all the storage we have now, something like a CD is close to worthless for almost everyone. Blu rays could have their own niche still, but it’s still considered ancient by modern standards. Technology evolves so fast, and it’s hard to keep up.

            • falidorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
              61·
              29 days ago

              I call shenanigans. Blu rays still make up most of physical sales and that video quality makes up the most consumed resolution.

              I can kinda see the argument for CDs but they are still sold new in big name B&M stores. “Close to worthless” is hyperbole at the very least.