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- From: mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de (Michael van Elst)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.games,comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Why are europeans dumb enough to buy amigas?
- Date: 16 Apr 1996 08:21:09 +0200
- Organization: dis-
- Message-ID: <4kve8l$3ha@serpens.rhein.de>
- References: <316874cd.84247771@news.onramp.net> <1980.6672T884T1773@burst.demon.co.uk> <31723EDF.4F3F@herts.ac.uk> <barrett-1504961733420001@desm-05-03.dialup.netins.net>
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- barrett@netins.net (Marc N. Barrett) writes:
-
- > Autoconfig != "plug and play". By definition, if you need to install a
- >driver to get something to work, it isn't plug and play.
-
- Now that's cute.
-
- Autoconfig cards can have drivers on board, in fact, nearly all disk
- controllers do so, otherwise you couldn't boot from their disks. Other
- cards chose drivers on disk for more flexibility.
-
- Plug and play cards also need drivers that you have to install.
-
- Plug and play generally just means that you just put things where they
- belong and go ahead. No more configuring, no conflicts with other boards
- and everything works together.
-
- Microsoft did re-invent Autoconfig after 10 years.
-
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- Michael van Elst
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