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nitrogen10y ago· 3 in thread

Firefox probably won't help with non-browser software, if that's what the parent comment was referring to. I also have to develop an app for a client for XP because of some proprietary hardware that still doesn't have a Windows 7/8/10 driver.

danieltillett10y ago

Yes this is my problem. The hardware manufacturer does not want to support upgrades (they want to sell new hardware) and so I am stuck supporting XP.

In my situation there is not even hardware the customer can upgrade to as the original hardware supplier has left the market. We are all stuck with XP until something catastrophic happens.

aidenn010y ago

I know a chemist still stuck with a windows 98 machine for a similar reason (it's the most recent OS that a particular piece of lab equipment has a driver for).

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nitrogen10y ago

Is the hardware expensive enough that reverse engineering the driver would be economical?

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johnnydoebk10y ago· 1 in thread

> They can still install Firefox.

Latest versions of Firefox cannot be installed on XP. Though, Chrome still works.

jessaustin10y ago

This seems really short-sighted on Firefox's part.

danieltillett10y ago

The problem is hardware. The amount of equipment out there running on XP with no ability to upgrade is a nightmare.

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