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Word of warning regarding this 'Coleco Chameleon': https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/48eazo/colecovision_chameleon_shows_internal_electronics/

While I do not believe in total exclusion of mediums, such as cartridges - as physical entities those have limited lifespan, potentially require maintaining console's cartridge-slot as well and offer nothing more than feel of nostalgia at best. If I could store the cartridge's game ( for good ) into console's hdd/ssd, perhaps I would.

I personally use Windows XP on daily basis which was the pinnacle of Microsoft's creations for me through VirtualBox-virtual machine. Within virtual machine Windows XP is safely isolated from the internet and the dangers while providing the functionality with old programs. Even Oracle is abandoning Java-plugin for browsers: http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/01/oracle-deprecates-the-java-browser-plugin-prepares-for-its-demise/ Maybe a secure, stable OS based on Linux as main OS and put older operating systems such as Vista within virtual machines and along with browsers equipped with Java-plugin to keep your host OS safe.