#PAR access on WIN95
18-Sep-95 10:57:26
Sb: #190628-#PAR access on WIN95
Fm: Jamie Carr 71754,2541
To: Jack Walsh 76620,1400
Jack,
The reality is that Microsoft have not made it easy for hardware developers
to develop drivers for Win 95. The driver scheme is different for Win 95
and Win NT, the driver scheme for Win 95 and Win NT is changing in a few
months time, so that there is not much point in developing a driver
right now because it takes 6 months to write one, and the new scheme will
be out at that point, Win 95 has inherent limitations which mean that
especially for hardware developers in the video business that it doesn't
make a lot of sense, Win NT is just easier to develop drivers for.
Having said all this, Win 95 drivers will probably appear anyhow but I
have no idea in what timeframe that will be.
There are plenty of people interested in buying the PAR. I am sure that
you will have takers if you mention that you are interested in selling
yours.
The bottom line is: Win 95 is attractive eye candy, but it won't help you
getting a job done at least at this stage.
Jamie Carr
in:sync