Howto make old hardware work > ver 14.

Hi
It don't suprise me that so many stay with AutoCAD ver 14.
So much nice old cheap hardware work with this wonderfull version, all
drivers are there where with later versions only a few drivers are left to
chose.
Is anyone acturly happy with the limited set of drivers, and the few options
now avaible ?
Is it realy so now, that to use this software you need to be a company that
replace all plotters digitizers aso. each second year ?
P.C.