Re: drivers DB and id/ info registration
From: Zenaan Harkness
Date: Wed May 26 2004 - 07:12:53 EST
On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 21:35, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> Op wo 26-05-2004, om 12:07 schreef Zenaan Harkness:
> > I develop widget X.
> >
> > I contact microsoft and have X incorporated into windows.
>
> Rotfl.
OK, bad assumption.
The only reason I say that is that so many devices work
"seamlessly" with MSW*
- recently I read a review on the X-Arcade retro joystick
controllers (those heavy "for cabinets and MAME" things).
The reviewer just plugged it in and Windows literally popped
up with a dialog telling the "end user recognizable" name of
the device.
- a year or so back, my brother bought a "blue eye" USB
external 2.5" HDD (really nice looking thing) and on his
XP box it auto added a new drive (E: or whatever). Seamless.
So how come devices tend to just plug and play when
used with Windows (USB HDDs, audi cards, logitec gear)?
Will a "visible"/ centralized location where manufacturers
can submit info on their devices (for free software kernels)
help to get us closer to the "front line" of device support?
thanks
zen
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