>Actually, it is the way NT allows access to the system peripherals. NT >is supposed to simulate what called "protective mode" operations. If
Not exactly "protected mode" is just the name of when 386 chips up run properly, "real mode" being silly 16bit mode. Though as an os is provides a secure environment with memory protection, unlike macs before OSX. >an app fails, theoretically, the OS won't crash (but it still does). But tecnically only is a driver is written incorrectly and not an app which makes it much better. >In running this way, NT drivers were VERY specific and kludgy. That's Actually it made things a lot better, which is why nt survived and OSX does things much the same. (NT is very much sort of a unix os compared to 9x, thouygh still VERY VERY REMOVED ;-) ) >why very few games came out for NT. Call by the game to the sound >card, CD, hard drive, etc., were protected by the OS. NT 4 yes, though the real reason was more lack that nt only had DirectX 3 and then only software mode! (there is technically no reason nt4 could not have had greater dx's and hardware mode drivers except ms did not want it too) Remember than win 2000 and win XP are really NT 5 and NT 5.1. Actually when the first win 200 beta's came out there was a DX5 on it that could be hacked to work under nt4. >My bet is that 98 will work since it is just an "improvement" over >95....and I bet that ME would run if you had a 586 with 64MB of RAM >(I'm guessing here), since ME is an "improved" 98. indeed 98 and 98se should both work being just 95+plus+ie4 and a few buf fix's. ME again is much the same while trying to hide dos a bit, but should work fine, although i does check for at least a 150mhz cpu by default though this can be worked around by running "setup /nm" /nm being a hidden setting for no miminum. Although I'm pretty sure that both 98's and me do require a fpu though (but not mmx). BLAH!!!!!!! Kyle Kinsey +------------------------------------------------- | eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Phone (Mobile): 07909 67 1986 | Web: www.thewibblereport.co.uk | ICQ: 20955065 | -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
