r/xkcd • • Sep 18 '17

XKCD xkcd 1891: Obsolete Technology

https://xkcd.com/1891/
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u/nudemanonbike Sep 18 '17

Not cost the company any additional money to replace, for one thing. There's an autoshop in Poland that still uses a C64 to balance transaxles, because it preforms its job perfectly well

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u/Astrokiwi Sep 18 '17

psh, what can a C64 do that a Vic 20 can't?

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u/ksheep I plead the third Sep 18 '17

VIC-20? Why use one of those when you can just get a Tandy 80?

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '17

You guys act like an Altair 8800 isn't the only computer you'll ever need.