An old 8 MHz 386 computer. Slow 200 MB disk drive. Another old 8 MHz 386 computer. Somewhat faster 16 MHz 386 computer. Two slow 380 MB disk drive. Three old 40 MHz 486 computers. Seven 120 MHz Pentiums. A poor 4 MHz 386 notebook.
Looks familiar? Many growing companies have troubles with the old hardware today. In USA there is no problem. They simply sell this computer lumber to the east countries, where the technical progress is not so rapid and there still exists demand for them. But when no trade-outlet for these things can be found, the real nightmare begins. What to do with this old and unusable hardware? Shredding fees are high and the bags of "crap" are growing. Current software will not run on them so there is no hope they will ever be useful. Quickly pull money out of the bank and shred the cumulus before our poor company ends up on the street in front of its building completely cluttered with the odds and ends.
Stop. Is it REALLY true that no software will run on these "craps"? No. After installing the OSHS on these old veterans you will suddenly discover that they took the second breath. So the poor things are quickly changed to inexpensive typing machines for draft documents, simple WWW browsers for local intranet or simpler gaming consoles for kids. Or you suddenly discover a new trade-outlet for them - someone discovers new and innovative uses for these old and strange machines.
What happened? Simply the OSHS can perform usably even on the very old and slow hardware. Without all that "wadding" code that is to be found in the current operating systems and applications the software will perform quickly even on an historical old and slow CPU.