[WinMac] Re: USB[was: Re: No, because it's because MY ass is on the line]
Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 15:23:00 -0500
Dear John,
I'll reply inline:
At 03:14 PM 3/23/99 -0500, John Welch wrote:
>Yah, I had forgotten about that one. However, at least they are still
>thinking about it. Actually, I think all fans of USB should be very
>grateful to the iMac, because it has driven USB development like nothing
>else. Win98 never even came close, due to the refusal of hardware manf..
>to actually come out with USB devices other than joysticks and the
>occasional keyboard.
I agree 100%: The x86 platform is a toilet; and USB will (hopefully) bring
SOME semblance of sanity to it. But at least when hot-plugging a scanner
crashed a laptop at a major show, Bill didn't storm off stage: He sort of
laughed!
[Hmmm... I wonder if the tech who was on stage with Bill joined Jimmy
Hoffa...]
>
>FUN FACT: If your BIOS doesn't have USB support, DON'T use a USB
>kybd/mouse with win95/98, unless you have a ps/2 or serial copy as a
>backup. It seems that Win9X doesn't load the USB drivers in safe mode...
And that's just one of a litany of reasons why I regard 95/98 as
"windoze!" This keyboard/mouse tidbit I didn't know:
-> *Thank You* for the heads-up on this one!
Cheers!
Dan
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