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   On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:20:55 GMT, Andreas Thalhammer   
    wrote:   
      
   >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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