I spotted the driver's console on a 22k rebooting a few weeks ago and it was running something pretty obsolete - either Windows 2000, or Windows XP - I can't remember which. While you can debate the wisdom of putting a desktop OS on this sort of equipment in the first place, it certainly isn't worth the cost of testing all of the various hardware drivers in order to upgrade to a new operating system. I can't imagine that getting something as basic as a serial port running on Windows 10 is terribly simple.
In terms of the aesthetics of the old design, while it may not be terribly pretty, the legibility of gnarly old white (or yellow) on blue text is far superior to more modern designs.
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