Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoMicrosoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1372arrow-down16
arrow-up1366arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30www.tomshardware.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square158fedilink
minus-squarelemmyman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoFor me: Solidworks, TwinCAT (lol @ plc software built on top of windows…and it’s one of the more open ones)
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 minutes agoYeah the TwinCAT situation is absurd, pretty much like with SCADAs, wtf why would you use Windows when you need a reliable OS? Luckily Beckhoff is working on a BSD based TwinCAT IIRC, and on the SCADA side Ignition works on Linux
CAD/CAM, PLC IDEs
For me: Solidworks, TwinCAT (lol @ plc software built on top of windows…and it’s one of the more open ones)
Yeah the TwinCAT situation is absurd, pretty much like with SCADAs, wtf why would you use Windows when you need a reliable OS? Luckily Beckhoff is working on a BSD based TwinCAT IIRC, and on the SCADA side Ignition works on Linux