What does cheaper really mean?

Real world examples.

 From another list I'm on (neither Wintel nor Mac related)......

The original poster had a problem with a driver supplied with his new 
camera peripheral, that needed to be installed over an NT supplied 
driver.....

Subject:      Re: [OT]: Windows NT - changing files in use
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On Sat, 3 Nov 2001, Orbit Communications wrote:

>  The sequence now is..
>  Boot to Windows 2000
>  Reinstall USB driver with camera connected
>  Download pics
>  reboot machine to NT4
>  Process pics.

Lucky you...  I have an IBM laptop (company owned, not mine thank heaven)
with a USB port.  NT won't support USB, we have a USB CD burner...  no
problem, upgrade to W2K.  It supports USB, right?  OK< so why do my USB
devices notshow up?  Ah!  On my lapto, the USB hardware is only supported
under Win98.  Not NT, not 2K.  What's that you say?  Paid $3500+ less than
two years ago for that machine?  Tough luck, ancient history, it's too
old, no more software support forthcoming.  Why not just buy a new one?
After all, that *IS* why manufacturers drop all support for two year old
products, right?  Why buck the system, just pull out the credit card.
Sorry, not me.

Crap.  Maybe Linux will talk to the bloody thing.


Heinz

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