[wpm]

> Must be decades old.

So? If they still power on and are capable of talking HTTP over a network, and you don't require the transfer of data that needs to be secured, why shouldn't you "let" them online?

[fragmede]

I don't know about you, but I'd rather my ancient laptop not end up as part of a botnet simply because I visited the wrong website with it.

[Gud]

Why you shouldn’t use old, unpatched software on an open network that doesn’t support modern protocols?

Beats me.