Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Linux 32 bit support days are numbered Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 23:00:56 +0200 Lines: 78 Message-ID: <8ps3plxjtc.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> References: <1099357$11hv4$12@dont-email.me> <109979b$1389k$9@dont-email.me> <10999a5$1g1jr$1@news1.tnib.de> <109gmm0$35m5k$1@news1.tnib.de> <109h7d2$3qvlp$1@news1.tnib.de> <2antolx5gp.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <109i75e$14fmd$1@news1.tnib.de> <109jku9$3i2d7$3@dont-email.me> <109jv7m$3kgph$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net Vd9ZMsHz3/+2x6CjcuXQXgdlZQ4zgatnhThUJ5g+5NpmTf4t8a X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:mZhD+f1EIcAaR6Ony37dNm7K90c= sha256:ajYRluGQu1E0ydTv2Bme5HON9VbmQTNiXBprLsRHJog= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <109jv7m$3kgph$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:73727 On 2025-09-07 14:53, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 07/09/2025 11:47, c186282 wrote: >> On 9/7/25 5:57 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> On 07/09/2025 03:48, Steve Hayes wrote: >>>> On Sun, 7 Sep 2025 00:14:08 +0200, "Carlos E.R." >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 2025-09-06 22:56, Marc Haber wrote: >>>>>> "Carlos E.R." wrote: >>>>>>> On 2025-09-06 13:54, Marc Haber wrote: >>>>>>>> Steve Hayes wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Sat, 06 Sep 2025 09:08:48 +0200, Marc Haber >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Steve Hayes wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:37:40 +0200, Marc Haber >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> My point being that freeDos, CP/M etc still exist. As does >>>>>>>>>>>>> SUN solaris, >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ultrix etc., >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> You can continue running vintage OSses on vintage hardware. >>>>>>>>>>>> It is >>>>>>>>>>>> expecting much (too much) to expect to run a current OS on >>>>>>>>>>>> vintage >>>>>>>>>>>> hardware for free. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> All I ask is that a current OS can run vintage software and >>>>>>>>>>> read the >>>>>>>>>>> data collected by it. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That is asking too much. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Why? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Because you'll need to have volunteers to sacrifice their free >>>>>>>> time to >>>>>>>> support the use case that only you and a tiny tiny fracture of the >>>>>>>> user base still has. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You will probably not be able to find those volunteers. So better >>>>>>>> start learning and volunteering yourself now. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't think that being able to read vintage data is asking too >>>>>>> much. >>>>>> >>>>>> Good luck then. You may succeed. >>>>> >>>>> It is a problem for the NASA and many libraries and archival sites. >>>> >>>> Yep -- the Voyager I spacecraft, launched in 1977, is still sending >>>> data that could be useful. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Reading vintage data is not hard. So long as you know the format and >>> have suitable hardware. >>> >>> There is nothing much to reading e.g. an 8" floppy beyond the drive >>> itself. And if its important enough that  can be manufactured too. >> >>    Ummm ... where ... by whom ? >> > Anywhere with a 3D printer and a machine shop > >>    Sorry, NO MORE MARKET. No more $$$ >> > If someone wants it enough, it can be made. > > Anyone else who had data on 8" now has it on an SSD. Huh, no. I have data in my floppies still not anywhere else. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;