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1. An alternative to plug and pray

Author

Sullivan, Kristina B.

Subjects
FDDI adapter, Plug and Play, LAN/WAN adapter, Token Ring adapter, Wireless LAN/WAN adapter, Ethernet adapter, Computer networks -- Product information -- Directories, Information networks -- Product information, Communications boards/cards -- Product information -- Directories, Network adapters -- Product information -- Directories
Abstract

Nearly a year after Plug-and-Play network interface cards first became available, the jury is still out on the specification's merits. While many say the PnP standard for automatic hardware configuration […]

Published
1996

2. Broken promises: will PNP, USB and CardBus ever live up to vendor hype?

Author

DiCarlo, Lisa

Subjects
SCSI adapter, Plug and Play, SCSI-3 adapter, SCSI-2 adapter, USB, Microcomputer industry, Serial interface, Computer industry, Intel Corp. -- Product development, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development, Computer industry -- Product development, Serial interface -- Product development
Abstract

It's April 1997. Do you know where all those hyped-up PC technologies are? You know the ones: USB (Universal Serial Bus), PNP (Plug and Play), FireWire, CardBus, DMI (Desktop Management […]

Published
1997

3. Microsoft Floats Networking Plan

Author

Gladstone, Darren

Subjects
Company business planning, Plug and Play, Software quality, Microsoft Corp. -- Standards -- Planning -- Product information, Software -- Standards -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Standards -- Product information
Abstract

Universal Plug and Play spec heralded Microsoft Corp. last week unveiled its strategy for networking devices as dissimilar as PCs, TVs and home appliances. At the Consumer Electronics Show here […]

Published
1999

4. Plug and play: still less than half an answer

Author

Catchings, Bill and Van Name, Mark L.

Subjects
PowerPC-based system, Plug and Play, SPARC-based system, MIPS-based system, 486-based system, Home computer market, Technology installation instructions, K6-based system, 680X0-based system, Computer peripherals -- Usage -- Equipment and supplies -- Installation, Microcomputers -- Equipment and supplies -- Usage -- Installation
Abstract

Plug and Play has, in many ways, arrived. Too bad it still doesn't work. Oh, it works sometimes, and when it does, the result is as it should be--a basically […]

Published
1997

5. Techno-teething puts bite on future

Author

Machrone, Bill

Subjects
Plug and Play, PCI bus, Information systems -- Standards
Abstract

Those electronic cards and letters just keep coming. They've become utterly polarized, telling me I've hit the nail right on the head or I've missed it by a mile. This […]

Published
1996

6. Plug and play: here is a prescription

Author

Machrone, Bill

Subjects
Plug and Play, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Compatible hardware -- Standards, Upward/downward compatibility -- Standards, Compatible software -- Standards, Forward compatibility -- Standards, Computer industry -- Standards
Abstract

This is my third column on Plug and Play, and you're probably getting as sick of it as I am. But there's trouble on our desktops and laptops, and I […]

Published
1996

7. Plug and Play takes a good drubbing

Author

Machrone, Bill

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Plug and Play, Software quality, Operating system, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information, Microsoft Windows 95 (Operating system) -- Design and construction -- Product information, Software -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Design and construction -- Product information
Abstract

All I did was describe my little problem with Windows 95's Plug and Play on my Cyrix P166+. I went so far as to say that I liked jumpers and […]

Published
1996

8. No plug for play

Subjects
Company Business And Marketing, Company marketing practices, Plug and Play, Logitech Inc. -- Marketing -- 00225820, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing -- 00068489, Computer software industry -- Marketing
Abstract

Microsoft's rule over the Plug-and-Play specification in Windows 95 is causing something of a problem for vendors who already offer P&P products--but that doesn't fit the Microsoft definition. Peripherals maker […]

Published
1995

9. How plug and play ought to work

Author

Van Name, Mark L. and Catchings, Bill

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Plug and Play, Software quality, Product installation, Microcomputer industry, Operating system, Technology installation instructions, Computer industry, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, Microsoft Windows 95 (Operating system) -- Design and construction -- Product information -- Installation, Software -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies -- Installation, Operating systems -- Design and construction -- Equipment and supplies -- Product information -- Installation, Computer industry -- Equipment and supplies -- Product information
Abstract

One of the best aspects of Windows 95 is its support for Plug and Play. PnP for PCs is long overdue, and it offers large organizations the possibility of greatly […]

Published
1995

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