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[–]Smithmilllo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Industrial PC is the computers that are mostly used in factories, with the main aim of controlling machines and equipment through remote monitoring systems. These computers can withstand any kind of extreme weather condition and can work 24 hours non-stop without overheating or freezing up.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There are a lot of nice machines running some debian or bsd right right now, if you choose your employer with eyes wide open.

(So not some machines decades old mainly producing dust)

The CISC vs RISC thing will get a resolve in this market, I believe.