--- title: Windows 2000 rusts in peace by the sea | daily.dev description: A Windows 2000-powered ticket machine at Portugal's Granja railway station displays a memory error, highlighting the continued presence of decades-old... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/windows-2000-rusts-in-peace-by-the-sea-6bn2is71g twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Windows 2000 rusts in peace by the sea | daily.dev og:description: A Windows 2000-powered ticket machine at Portugal's Granja railway station displays a memory error, highlighting the continued presence of decades-old... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/windows-2000-rusts-in-peace-by-the-sea-6bn2is71g og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6bn2iS71g.png og:image:alt: Windows 2000 rusts in peace by the sea og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Windows 2000 rusts in peace by the sea **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Windows 2000-powered ticket machine at Portugal's Granja railway station displays a memory error, highlighting the continued presence of decades-old operating systems in public infrastructure. The rusted terminal shows a service error related to memory access violations, potentially affecting card payment functionality. The piece reflects on how both Portugal's railways and Microsoft's Windows have seen better days, with legacy systems still operating long past their prime despite newer alternatives. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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