@dvdnet62@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 days agoMy Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymorewww.howtogeek.comexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1572arrow-down124 cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
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minus-square@SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•9 days agoWindows 2000 was the last Windows that I felt I could just slap on any old hardware.
minus-square@ripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•edit-29 days agoWhich is weird, since Win2k definitely had lower hardware compatibility than XP, Vista, 7, etc. It wasn’t consumer-focused and just didn’t have the driver compatibility from vendors yet.
minus-square@SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•9 days agoQuite the contrary, it had exemplary compatibility, including Plug’n’Play and wide native USB support.
minus-square@ripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•9 days agoWith the things you tried it did. Believe me, I was part of a team testing compatibility.
Windows 2000 was the last Windows that I felt I could just slap on any old hardware.
Which is weird, since Win2k definitely had lower hardware compatibility than XP, Vista, 7, etc.
It wasn’t consumer-focused and just didn’t have the driver compatibility from vendors yet.
Quite the contrary, it had exemplary compatibility, including Plug’n’Play and wide native USB support.
With the things you tried it did.
Believe me, I was part of a team testing compatibility.