From: Allan Ballard (aballard_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sat Feb 26 2000 - 21:21:00 EST
I talked to a coder, and was told that only 4 keys need to be changed on my
win98 digital microscope install software to make it install on OSR2. Will
let you knowl
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Capone <drgrant_at_ziplink.net>
To: Michelle Klein-Hass <bosslady_at_msgeek.com>
Cc: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 8:04 PM
Subject: RE: USB for vintage thinkpads
>> >for it to be present.
>>
>> I think you also need either Windows95 OSR2 with USB Support or Windows98
>> to use Cardbus cards. Cardbus support started back then, if I'm not
>> mistaken. Since I am running the original Windows95 Retail on my
Thinkpad,
>> I have to use regular PCMCIA rather than Cardbus PCMCIA. But I think the
>> 365-series is capable of utilizing Cardbus.
>
>Win95OSR2 has support for _some_ usb devices, mainly printers, scanners,
>mice
>and keyboards, but anything that is more exotic than that usually will not
>be supported (well) if at all. I'm not sure why this trend exists, but it
>is annoying. I would have preferred to stay with win95 OSR2 myself because
>it is typically faster... But my dig. camera (a kodak DC290) will not
>work with win95.
>
>>
>> I wish that Micro$oft had put out Windows98 in 3.5" floppy
>> format...I don't
>> trust loading the OS using my external PCMCIA CD-ROM...
>>
>
>Dump the \Win98 files onto your harddisk into C:\Win98
>or wherever. Then shut down from windows and do deltree C:\windows,
>then go get a coffee and come back. By then it will be done
>and you can run win98 setup from C:\win98. I usually run setup /? first so
>I can figure out which switches to speed the install along a bit.
>
>Also, in case you don't already know, don't bother installing
>unless you have 32M of ram as a minimum- anything less seems to
>make for a painful operating experience.
>
>-Mike
>
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