I recall seeing with delight the rural mobile blood donation units here in Queensland, Australia, using DOS exclusively on old laptops to integrate their data entry with their servers. The phlebotomists (nurses) I spoke with up until about 2015 swore by the reliability, security and usability of the old "clunkers", that seemed incapable of breaking down. The job was always done - no bells or whistles required. New blood came in at Head Office and demanded new expensive Windows 10 laptops and software for the same job. Now the nurses are still swearing - but not in the same manner - after innumerable technical and hardware reliability issues with the passing of the Old Guard standards. I still hear of legacy DOS software being used in various situations - I reckon the 2015 survey breakdown you have outlined for the website, Jim, covers most ground - I wonder if you do choose to change the 'embedded systems' subpage, you might consider addressing instead the upcycle/recycling "market" to assist those newcomers to FreeDOS who might appreciate the opportunity to take a break from the hamsterwheel of programmed obsolescence, false economies and the current propensity to track'n'trace user's activities by the technological/information industry?
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