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ftvbffgon A Commodore 64 Is Still Being Used to Run an Auto Shop in Poland

Subiekt 4 is based on FoxPro database, it can be used over network simply by mounting SMB network share.

Just click "Share this folder" in Windows and run the same executable on another computer.

ftvbffgon A Commodore 64 Is Still Being Used to Run an Auto Shop in Poland

Year ago there were still many POS (point-of-sale) computers at retail stores running with "Subiekt 4" in my town in Poland. I even saw one in supermarket.

DOS program from 1995. http://www.netsetup.pl/s4/img/Image2.gif Connected to old EPSON parallel-port dot matrix printer (those printers were still surprisingly expensive).

I remember editing "Subiekt 4" to change VAT tax from 22% to 23%. 22% tax was hardcoded. Over years there were many more tricks to keep it running, for example "Hyperthreading disabler" program.

Year ago they were still running it in Dosbox but now it's migrated to "Subiekt GT".

I prefer old DOS program because it was easier to copy, just xcopy program folder to pendrive. New version uses MSSQL, and you have to reinstall and activate online. And database sometimes breaks.

ftvbffgon Why we throw away more than 6M tonnes of groceries every year (2015)

Yes, of course. I've meant prepackaged expensive meals.

ftvbffgon Why we throw away more than 6M tonnes of groceries every year (2015)

Food waste is very small problem. If it was eliminated there would be 1.5 times as much food.

Bigger problem is eating out (restaurants, fast food) where 90% of money is wasted. Or buying expensive ingredients like meat or very processed foods. 10 times more food can be bought if choosing wisely.

I pay maybe 4$-5$/day for food and I routinely throw away half. That's 2$/day wasted. But eating at restaurant wastes so much more.

ftvbffgon This JPEG is also a webpage

You don't need to ask him for Bitcoin address. Just send him private key of a bitcoin wallet. Or this https://www.bctip.org/en/