On Fri, 19 May 2023 at 13:42, Glen Slick via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On Fri, May 19, 2023, 4:36 AM Liam Proven via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > > > [3] Win98SE was, I _think_, maybe the first version to support USB _2_ > > and maybe the first version with USB key support as standard. This > > needed a driver on original 98. > > > [4] Microsoft didn't add USB 2.0 support until Windows XP SP1. That USB 2.0 > support was also back ported to Windows 2000 SP 4. Microsoft never added > USB 2.0 support to Windows 98SE or Windows Me.
https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000603.htm I I think that Windows ME had USB 2 at launch. Not sure. ME did support FireWire which cost me quite a lot of money on one job because I did not realise that was a difference between ME & 98 SE. > [5] Microsoft first added USB mass storage support to Windows 2000. That > was back ported to the original Windows Me release, but never to Windows > 98SE. Happy to accept that. It was easily added via any number of third-party drivers though. These were commonly available and in the early days of USB memory keys, it was not unusual for them to come with a floppy with Windows 9x driver. > > [6] Any USB 2.0 support on Windows 98SE or Me would have been provided by > third-parties, same with any USB mass storage support on Windows 98SE. For windows 98, that sounds very plausible. For Windows ME, I think it was built in. My apologies for poor capitalisation etc– I am dictating these responses into my Mac as I have a broken right arm. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053
