Legacy Free Standard (From who else - MS!)
Cyber Source
peter at thecybersource.com
Thu Jan 17 11:03:01 EST 2002
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<DIV><SPAN class=492385915-17012002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
think this is the first step towards truly having hardware specific software (or
vice versa), winmodems were probably the embryo of that idea/movement. Linmodems
have done somewhat of a workaround for that curve. I imagine that something
similar will be done, probably (hopefully) with just OS specific BIOS
chips!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> owner-nflug at nflug.org
[mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Wechter, Ron<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Thursday, January 17, 2002 10:08 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'nflug at nflug.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Legacy Free Standard (From who else -
MS!)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=156345414-17012002>All,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=156345414-17012002>This is a major
cry for help. I recently purchased the Toshiba 5005-S504 Laptop - This
was one of the only machines (at the time) that had 512MB RAM, 15.1" screen,
DVD, and a GeFroce2Go graphics card. I noticed when I first had the
laptop there was not a standard BIOS boot screen - There were a few icons that
came up so I could boot over network (etc), but no option to go to BIOS.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=156345414-17012002>Heres where it
gets good....</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=156345414-17012002>I called Tech
support...After about 3 hours of arguing and escalating the issue all the way
up to the call center manager (It pays to have worked in a call center [:( did
I admit that :) ]). The manager stated (and this was confirmed with
other websites on the internet) that Toshiba, in order to use the Windows
LOGO, has to follow the standards put forth by Microsoft.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=156345414-17012002><A
href="http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/PCdesign/LR/Lf.asp">http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/PCdesign/LR/Lf.asp</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=156345414-17012002>Here it is in
short -- Microsoft cannot add any new softwares into Windowsitself (in fear of
being called a Monopoly) but now they are taking out the "Legacy devices"
(floppy dirves, PS/2 ports, LPT ports -- The hardware that works!) to force
users to have to use Windows 2000/XP. So, instead of killing the
alligators, they are emptying the swamp.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=156345414-17012002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is my
question - According to these new standards, the Operating system has to
"setup" the hardware and tell the BIOS what to set to which resources.
Does this put Linux "out to dry". Is there any projects being worked on
now to support this new hardware standard being forced by MS? If not
this may result in EITHER (1) making it hard to find hardware to run with
linux (in the future) or (2) linux not finding its way into the homes of many
many families.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=156345414-17012002><FONT face=Arial size=2>What
now?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=156345414-17012002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></FONT>
<P><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ronald K. Wechter</FONT></B><BR><I><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2>NRD Buffalo Assistant Systems
Administrator</FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>NRD Buffalo
Webmaster</FONT></I><BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Navy Recruiting
Department Buffalo</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>(716)
551-4901</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></P>
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