Micro$ofts Legacy Free "Phase-In Plan"

Mon Jan 28 09:52:28 EST 2002

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<DIV><SPAN class=490174914-28012002><FONT face=Arial 
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<DIV><SPAN class=490174914-28012002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is Micro$ofts 
Migration plan for legacy free to "Advance the PC".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=490174914-28012002><FONT face=Arial size=2><A 
href="http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/archive/newPC/legacyIO.asp">http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/archive/newPC/legacyIO.asp</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=490174914-28012002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Notice the wording 
"Removal of ISA slots (I agree with taking them out but they had a pro write 
this) to add PC features" -- Notice the positive after the negative.&nbsp; That 
is how this whole article read -- Pretty Humorous!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=490174914-28012002><FONT face=Arial 
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<H3><A name=Benefit></A>Benefits of Legacy I/O Removal <BR><A 
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<P>Why is removal of legacy I/O important for the PC platform in the long run? 
Removal of legacy I/O presents the opportunity for simplifying and streamlining 
the platform, for both hardware and operating system.</P>
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<P><SPAN class=490174914-28012002><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV>
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