From: andreas_thalhammerDELETE_CAPITAL_LETTERS@chello.at   
      
   On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 22:17:44 +0200, Michael Romes wrote:   
      
   > Windows 95 OLD? Not really :-)   
   > I´m still using Windows 95, although version OSR 2.5 or C with FAT 32   
   > and it runs fine.   
   > But why do you say that Windows is OLD when you assume that the error   
   > comes from the BIOS??   
   > I had a similar problem, that Harddisks above 4 GB would not be   
   > recognized by my BIOS - I downloaded a Flashupdated from the webpage of   
   > the mainboard manufacturer and then it ran fine.   
   > bye   
   > Michael   
      
   Hi Michael!   
      
   Yes, it is a BIOS problem. OLD means, Windows 95 still relies on BIOS   
   settings rather than having it's own hardware detection, like Windows NT   
   and Windows 2000 and Windows XP and like any other modern operating   
   system.   
      
   In reality it is - as always - a pure driver problem. And my laptop seems   
   to be too old, there are no further BIOS updates for this little computer   
   of mine.   
      
   In such situations I really like Linux - there always comes a version   
   which supports the hardware that is in my computer. It just has to be   
   common and cheap, as most voluntary programers have them and write   
   software (=drivers) for them.   
      
      
   And another thing - did you look at recent software and it's list of   
   requirements? It always says "Windows 98 and newer"... Windows 95 is OLD,   
   there is no more support for it and it will eventually become imposible to   
   use an modern computer systems as there will be no more drivers for modern   
   hardware. Or who do you think will write it? Microsoft?   
      
      
   A late answer it is, indeed...   
   Ciao,   
   Andreas.   
      
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