From: "Rich" 

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   Not correct.  I do expect a PC to automatically detect any off the =
shelf adapter that is plugged in.  I do not expect that all drivers will =
be automatically available but that is a distinct issue from recognizing =
the hardware.  If I have a device without a driver Windows can still = tell
me exactly what that device is.  Windows will offer to = automatically
search for the driver if it is not available and for me = often finds those
drivers.  If the hardware vendors choose they can have = their drivers made
available that way.

Rich

  "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:zY5kEtgaX2wD092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  In article , "Rich"  wrote:
  >   You don't expect a mainframe to automatically detect any off the
  >shelf adapter that is plugged in.  The PC could go back to the dark =
ages
  >too as this is how things used to be when the PC first came to be.

  You don't expect a PC to automatically detect any off the shelf =
adapter that
  is plugged in, either. A device driver has to be present that will =
recognise
  the adapter's ID or that the adapter is plug compatible with another. =
OS/2
  and Windows 9x have device drivers that recognise plug compatible =
adapters.
  The c.s.i.p.h folks are currently running tests using the Windows 9x =
Spock
  SCSI driver for the dozen or so plug compatible Micro Channel SCSI =
adapters
  from various manufacturers that are known to exist.

  --=20
  Don Hills
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   Not
correct.  I do =
expect a PC to=20
automatically detect any off the shelf adapter that is plugged
in.  = I do=20
not expect that all drivers will be automatically available but that is = a=20
distinct issue from recognizing the hardware.  If I have a device
= without a=20
driver Windows can still tell me exactly what that device is.  =
Windows will=20
offer to automatically search for the driver if it is not available and = for me=20
often finds those drivers.  If the hardware vendors choose they
can = have=20
their drivers made available that way.
 
Rich
 

  "Don Hills" <black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.commailto:black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com">black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com
A>>=20
  wrote in message news:zY5kEtgaX2wD092yn{at}attg=
lobal.net...In=20
  article <4493558b$1{at}w3.nls.net>,">mailto:4493558b$1{at}w3.nls.net">4493558b$1{at}w3.nls.net>,
=
"Rich"=20
  <{at}> wrote:>   You don't
expect a mainframe to=20
  automatically detect any off the>shelf adapter that is plugged=20
  in.  The PC could go back to the dark ages>too
as this is =
how=20
  things used to be when the PC first came to be.You don't =
expect a PC=20
  to automatically detect any off the shelf adapter thatis plugged =
in,=20
  either. A device driver has to be present that will recognisethe =
adapter's=20
  ID or that the adapter is plug compatible with another. OS/2and =
Windows 9x=20
  have device drivers that recognise plug compatible adapters.The =
c.s.i.p.h=20
  folks are currently running tests using the Windows 9x SpockSCSI =
driver=20
  for the dozen or so plug compatible Micro Channel SCSI =
adaptersfrom=20
  various manufacturers that are known to exist.--
Don=20
Hills 

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