Could be the software, or at least a vulnerability in the software. Windows 3.1 has not had a security patch since who knows when.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 6:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT - another Legacy operating system On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 7:50 AM, Jon Butler <[email protected]> wrote: > Interestingly enough the article blames the hardware, "un ancien > ordinateur", not the software. I'm not sure the writer knows the > difference, but it's hard to believe the software quit if it had been > running for 23 years. > I hadn't noticed that, not speaking French. It would _amaze_ me to have a PC running for 23 years. But, then, I have a PC which has been running since about 2003 here at home. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
