What did you expect from a bloated government agency like the IRS? They simply drag their feet on anything and everything that doesn't involve you owing them money 🤣 (and I'm still waiting for my refund check 😐 ).

Really! I thought the US government was still using 98. When did they finally get off the duffs and convert?

catchaserguns wrote:

Really! I thought the US government was still using 98. When did they finally get off the duffs and convert?

I wouldn't be surprised if some bits of the federal hog is still using DOS and old versions of Unix from the 80s. The real money goes elsewhere...

Now they reaps the benefits of previous long-term stinginess in public sector spending.

How many times has VOGONS seen a private sector business ask for DOSBox support because they still rely on a DOS program for something critical...

nforce4max wrote:

catchaserguns wrote:

Really! I thought the US government was still using 98. When did they finally get off the duffs and convert?

I wouldn't be surprised if some bits of the federal hog is still using DOS and old versions of Unix from the 80s. The real money goes elsewhere...

I had heard that some government agencies were still using 486 and first generation Pentium systems. Military hardened equipment is still trapped in that era, too, because Intel has been dragging it's feet on creating later CPU's that don't leak. Take a look on ebay some time.Whenever someone lists mil-spec CPU's for sale, they are always 8088-80486 chips because that's pretty much all there are.

Hater Depot wrote:

How many times has VOGONS seen a private sector business ask for DOSBox support because they still rely on a DOS program for something critical...

Exactly, but I'm sure it's on a much smaller scale then the US Federal Government.

Untill a few months ago my local post office was still using PII powered machines.