On 1 Apr 99 at 9:18, John P. Tomany wrote:
> "Legacy", as applied to computers, means: "Standard", "Reliable", "Easily
> set, controlled, and modifed". "Comfortable and compliant", IOW.
>
> Whereas Pnp and others are more correctly described as "Unproven", "Fussy",
> "Uncontrollable", or "Intended to promote sales of new hardware or
> to solidify one proprietary software system's market share".
Exactly. Actually the new standard around my area in the computer
industry is
Plug and Pray - for without faith the new hardware may never work
or
Plug and Play - you plug it in then play with it for half an hour to
get it working.
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