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IIRC the recommended way to provide possibly missing storage drivers to Windows XP installer was via floppy disk. XP was the go to Windows version in practice u

IIRC the recommended way to provide possibly missing storage drivers to Windows XP installer was via floppy disk. XP was the go to Windows version in practice until Windows 7 release in 2009!

imglorp 7y ago
After they got tolerances figured out, 1.44 mb floppies were dependable and just about 100 pct guaranteed on all PC hardware, from whiteboxes to servers, oscilloscopes, routers, even clunky laptops. They made sense for little stuff like sneakernet and drivers for a long time.
- himinlomax 7y ago
  Just curious, why do you write "pct" instead of using "%"?
  - HocusLocus 7y ago
    Why did you write out the entire word why instead of 'y'?
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    - himinlomax 7y ago
      You do realize that the entire word would be "percent," don't you?