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[–] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I mean the most upvoted answer in your link says it often is that insurmountable.

Basically, it's a huge gamble and a substantial software engineering effort even when you know what you're doing and source code is available.

It's not surprising that biologists keep using old machines until they die.