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WinXP and other non-current OSes do not run on the newest hardware. We thus want to remind ourselves of which Dell models to keep, and which ones we feel safe to let go. |
See also
| Dell model | Large form-factor | Small form-factor | Date of decision | Notes and "why keep" info |
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| 755 | KEEP (~3 now) | remove | Sept 2016 | Research instruments: WinXP, takes full-height cards. |
| 760 | remove | remove | Sept 2016 | |
| 780/980 | KEEP (2 780's; >=5 980's) | remove | Sept 2016 | Research instruments: WinXP, takes full-height cards. |
| 790/990 | KEEP (1) | KEEP (~10, mostly from staff; 3 790's; 7 990's, | Sept 2016 | Research instruments: WinXP, takes full-height cards. |
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