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J. P. Gilliver (John)
Feb 29, 2020, 4:58:07 PM2/29/20
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(I've included a '98 'group.)
On Sat, 29 Feb 2020 at 13:29:38, Mark Lloyd <n...@mail.invalid> wrote:
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>IIRC, there were some difference related to USB support in 95 (as
>opposed to 98/SE/ME).
Indeed. '95 just about had _some_ USB support (and I'm not even sure if
that had to be added from a floppy that came with USB-using devices).
>
>Also, ME (the last DOS-based version) is very similar to SE, but does
>come with a driver for USB storage devices so it's easier to use. The
>help system is worse, but I never found Windows help to be that helpful
>anyway.
>
For '98, you tended to need a driver for each device - including
different makes of memory stick. Someone did create a "universal" driver
for '98; the thing is, you had to have faith it would work, as you had
to _remove_ the individual drivers you'd installed. (I tried not doing,
as I was reluctant to remove a driver that was working, but that made a
huge mess that was difficult to fix.) I once built a system using
"Soporific's tenth anniversary of Windows 98" that incorporated it, and
it worked well (as did the entire system: "Soporific" had clearly put a
_lot_ of work into it). [There were several editions of the "'98
universal USB driver" (it may not have been called exactly that, but
similar).]
>
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On Sat, 29 Feb 2020 at 13:29:38, Mark Lloyd <n...@mail.invalid> wrote:
[]
>IIRC, there were some difference related to USB support in 95 (as
>opposed to 98/SE/ME).
Indeed. '95 just about had _some_ USB support (and I'm not even sure if
that had to be added from a floppy that came with USB-using devices).
>
>Also, ME (the last DOS-based version) is very similar to SE, but does
>come with a driver for USB storage devices so it's easier to use. The
>help system is worse, but I never found Windows help to be that helpful
>anyway.
>
For '98, you tended to need a driver for each device - including
different makes of memory stick. Someone did create a "universal" driver
for '98; the thing is, you had to have faith it would work, as you had
to _remove_ the individual drivers you'd installed. (I tried not doing,
as I was reluctant to remove a driver that was working, but that made a
huge mess that was difficult to fix.) I once built a system using
"Soporific's tenth anniversary of Windows 98" that incorporated it, and
it worked well (as did the entire system: "Soporific" had clearly put a
_lot_ of work into it). [There were several editions of the "'98
universal USB driver" (it may not have been called exactly that, but
similar).]
>
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the God who endowed me with sense,
reason, and intellect intends me to forego their use". - Gallileo Gallilei
Axel Berger
Mar 1, 2020, 8:45:50 AM3/1/20
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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
> For '98, you tended to need a driver for each device - including
> different makes of memory stick. Someone did create a "universal" driver
> for '98; the thing is, you had to have faith it would work, as you had
> to _remove_ the individual drivers you'd installed.
Yes. I had to do that for every new one until I happened on one variety
> For '98, you tended to need a driver for each device - including
> different makes of memory stick. Someone did create a "universal" driver
> for '98; the thing is, you had to have faith it would work, as you had
> to _remove_ the individual drivers you'd installed.
from Intenso that brought a standard driver with it. Since then I've
never had to install. And I didn't deinstall anything either.
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