[WriteLog] Ports

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

At 07:20 PM 12/24/2002 +0000, K4SB wrote:

>What I would caution about is that Dell, among others, do not use the
>exact version of Windows which you would obtain if you bought your own
>copy. In other words, it's proprietary to Dell, just as the Gateway
>one is to them. The Dell OS is not the same as the Gateway OS,
>although both may be called XP.

While that may very well be true, the OEM copy of of Windows XP I bought 
from some anonymous system manufacturer (found via pricewatch.com) works 
just fine on my Dell Dimension 8100.  I did have to download some Motorola 
(I think) driver for my Dell-installed modem, but I don't remember doing 
anything else special, and all the hardware "just works".

73 - Jim AD1C


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