{
  "id": 10020940,
  "title": "Ask HN: Who's still keeping a DOS machine up because the business depends on it?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ask-hn-whos-still-keeping-a-dos-machine-up-because-the-business-10020940",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-25T19:37:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News Best",
    "slug": "hacker-news-best",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848955"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Do you currently work with or know anyone who is still using: * dBase/Clipper/CLARION/Paradox/other DOS RAD environments on period hardware to run business processes? * CNC mills/spectrometers/microscopes/other industrial instruments controlled by ISA cards (either bespoke or standards like GPIB)? * Anything with a parallel port dongle? If so, I'd be very interested in hearing your experience…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Ask HN: Who's still keeping a DOS machine up because the business depends on it?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ask-hn-whos-still-keeping-a-dos-machine-up-because-the-business",
        "published": "2026-09-25T19:37:55.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}