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To: daniel1212
You mean the one with USB support? Radical!

*laugh!* No, unfortunately. W95b OSR2 was the earliest release that at least marginally supported USB (1.1) and it was iffy at best. You actually had to purchase a separate peripheral card, PCI not ISA, and it wasn't until W98 came out that MS began noticing that USB was becoming a standard and began grudging 'support' for it.

I think only under W98SE did it become relatively stable and did not automatically ignore it, but you had to have the specific drivers for each device or it would complain on every boot-up unless you listed it under "unknown devices - disabled" in the Hardware Listing.

20 posted on 11/20/2013 7:09:16 PM PST by Utilizer (Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
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To: Utilizer
I think only under W98SE did it become relatively stable and did not automatically ignore it, but you had to have the specific drivers for each device or it would complain on every boot-up unless you listed it under "unknown devices - disabled" in the Hardware Listing.

Yes, first 3.1 then 95 and then W/98se of nostalgic memories. Used the latter for years (till about 2005). Illegal Operations! Blue Screens. Dangerously low on system resources! Which i often was, so i used FreeRAM XP which had an option that warned me when i got about 10%.

Then there was the search for drivers. It kept the forums busy, but it was very manageable, and quite the improvement over its predecessors. No need to mention W/ME. And XP still is very viable, esp on old laptops. Got lots of use, and i thank God i could use all of them - and for free dial up till about 2005.

I have W/8.1 now, as early on NewEgg had it for 29.00 (w/ rebate card) as a XP64 bit upgrade, then i transferred it from the old PC to this one: you can legally do that with it.

Plan to put a copy of Linux on the old 2.8 dual core i used for about 6 years.

35 posted on 11/20/2013 8:09:24 PM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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