I do not mean to hijack this thread, but Brad's thought hits home. I loved DOS and I would embrace it again. It was neat. There were DOS books with written definitions and examples. Everyone had to use the same rules or things just crashed or ran wrong. Now today we have Windows and Linux which is somewhat like a cousin of DOS. In its day DOS basically was all things to all computer folks, but now Windows is just a convoluted mess that no one understands. I have often wondered how a programmer in Bombay or Oregon can understand what I need or want a computer to do for me? I feel I end up with a DVD full of useless extra stuff that gets loaded without my approval that slows down the CPU and hogs too much memory.
So I am making a slow transition to Linux. At least there with the open source concept and info I can design a function that I want. I'll understand if this post is killed...I had to just rant a bit. I hope someone answers Brad's questions. On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 3:17 AM, Brad A. Steffler <[email protected]>wrote: > 1. With respect to Win 7 64 bit, what is a legacy driver? As opposed to > what other type/kind of kind of driver? > > 2. Is a 1394 bus driver different from a 1394 driver? > > 3. What is the Flex firewire driver? How does it relate to a legacy, or > other, driver. I assume that firewire driver and 1394 driver refer to the > same thing. Is this correct? Differing names for the (possibly) same thing > is confusing my 62 year old brain. > While I used to be a Fortran IV and C programmer, the nuances of Windows > (Microsoft) arcana and the required vocabulary and nomenclature is a bit > daunting. If they all mean the same thing, is it possible to use consistent > terminology? > > 73 and drowning in OS verbiage, > > Brad A. Steffler > KE4XJ > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > -- You cannot change history, but you can make history! Education is the only legal cure for stupidity. _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
