From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 00:00:04 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 351 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Wednesday 22 May 2002 Number 351 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: [os2genau] Windows users and drivers : Peter **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 23:49:31 +1000 From: Peter Subject: Re: [os2genau] Windows users and drivers Pretty much the same on www dot computing dot net. Ppl file their bios problems under BeOS. Ian Manners wrote: > > Hi all > > A bit of useless information.. > > In the past year I've had a few Windows only users complain/inform > me that the driver they downloaded for their "device" from the > os2site dot com drivers section doesnt work for their version of > Windows, some of the insueing conversations are quite enlightning > of the typical mentality of people educated by microsoft, ie, > > "Windows is the operating system, so why dont your drivers work ?" > > Sigh, explaining to people who know enough to install old perepherals > in their PC's but dont seem to realise there is more than just > Windows on this planet ..... and that OS/2 is a different operating > system, not IBM's rebadged copy of Windows ...... > > I might have to start putting in my MetaTags "NOT FOR WINDOWS" > ;-) > > Cheers > Ian B Manners > http://www.os2site dot com/ > > The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------