Most networking equipment uses it. Many industrial machines use it. Many people use it in hacking devices and flashing firmware onto them. It's used ALOT. There's simply no reason for most of these devices to use a newer method, so why change? It's cheap, simple, and reliable.
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Richard Sportwood @ Apr 15th 2007 1:36PM
Most networking equipment uses it. Many industrial machines use it. Many people use it in hacking devices and flashing firmware onto them. It's used ALOT. There's simply no reason for most of these devices to use a newer method, so why change? It's cheap, simple, and reliable.