My dad ran a commercial 2-way radio business. There were multiple radios with programming software that would not work on anything above a 386 and DOS. He had a couple computers from the late-80s running for nearly 25 years, though I think he had to replace one of them with another of similar vintage. Also, had a 486 that he used for customer notes in WordPerfect up to about 2015.
I suspect he could have found a way to use a newer computer, but if it ain’t broke…
I suspect he could have found a way to use a newer computer, but if it ain’t broke…