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Comment by nerdponx

5 years ago

> We choose Windows XP because the Proprietary Co-processor card at the heart of the system was especially adapted to run under Windows XP.

But why did they choose such a card in the first place?

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radiowave  5 years ago

Because it was capable of running the existing (unchangable) software.

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