Source: https://youtu.be/6LxPEz9x2fs

One of the advantages of old 8- and 16-bit machines of the 80s was, that you just switched them on and they were ready. And most 16-bit machines like the Amiga and Atari ST ran most of their games without loading an operating system beforehand.

So using these machines for serious tasks other than gaming came with the advantage of very short startup times.

Victor Bart found an extraordinary example of an Atari ST  which was used to manage a campsite in Holland using a self-written program. Nothing special so far. But: The Atari is in use ever since. The 80s. Today!

That is as cool as unbelievable, but convince yourself in the short and a little unusual video.