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Re: Win95 vs. NT 4 on Thinkpad
I thought MS did indeed include limited plug n play at the last minute in
NT 4.0????
-Rick
On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, Steve Hultquist wrote:
> >>>>> "Mark" == Mark M Ingerman <ingerman@chelsea.ios.com> writes:
>
> Mark> With the recent announcement of NT 4.0 availability, I am pondering
> Mark> installing NT 4.0 on my thinkpad ( certain applications I need won't run
> Mark> under Win95 ). The only problem is that Microsoft seems to be back
> Mark> peddleing on that availability of the notebook power support and the
> Mark> plug and play support.
>
> There is no plug and play or APM in NT 4.0 (I'm running it as one of the two
> OSs on my CX right now). There doesn't seem to be any NT 4.0 support for
> Thinkpads, yet, either, and I don't know if the current NT utilities will run
> under 4.0. Be forewarned that it takes more memory than 95, but it's also more
> stable.
>
> Mark> Looks like Microsoft has done it again. I am caught between a rock and
> Mark> a hard place. Any input would be appreciated. After all, I may be
> Mark> missinterpreting the trade rags. I would be interested in hearing some
> Mark> pros and cons on Win95 vs. NT 4.0 for Thinkpads.
>
> Run Linux (the other OS I run on my CX)?
>
> ssh
>