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Re: [PLUG] OT OEM software
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On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 08:37:14PM -0500, Paul wrote:
: For me, it's actually disappointingly easy. I used to have to set clock
: speeds, multipliers, jumpers on the mo'bo' and cards, type in hard drive
: parameters, and all that technical stuff. Now, CPUs, hard drives, and cards
: are more or less Plug 'N' Play. It's a nice thing, but less challenging.
: But, even with the advances in hardware and software, knowledge of IRQs,
: CHS, and DOS is still very useful.
Tell me about it - all the challenge is gone. You install a CPU, the
system figures out the clock speed, multiplier and proper voltage to
supply - no jumpers or dip switches. Heck, I once had a motherboard that
was one of the first 486 boards to use 72-pin SIMMs. You had to set
dip switches on the board to tell the system how much memory and what
kind of SIMMs were installed.
Or heck - remember I/O cards?
Today, all of that stuff just "happens" without any intervention. It's
pitifully simple. Today, anyone who's reasonably adept at operating a
screwdriver can get the job done.
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Jason Costomiris <>< | Technologist, geek, human.
jcostom {at} jasons {dot} org | http://www.jasons.org/
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
My account, My opinions.
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