Quote Originally Posted by moldcore View Post
Eventually all operating systems become obsolete. And so does the hardware. How many programs are written for DOS today? Surfcam, AutoCAD, Mastercam, all started as DOS programs and have evolved to window based and 64 bit. I suppose keeping an XP box around to just run one program is doable but not very practical. Cam software will not be the only programs that will need to evolve as operating system change. Who knows what tomorrow will bring. Surfcam has not evolved enough to warrant it’s outlandish fees so we’ll be looking at alternatives in the future.
This is true. The fellow I'm buying the machine from has been using V 7 Mastercam since he bought it when that was the current version. It runs on Windows 98! Ciamillo puts out some amazing parts from his milltronics.
I could see being annoyed by upgrades that change the way I'm used to doing things, especially if I'm satisfied with the results and the cost for upgrades is up there.