> Wasn’t Windows back then dependent on vendor supplied device specific display drivers for anything above basic VGA? In theory, yes, but the reality was stark

> Wasn’t Windows back then dependent on vendor supplied device specific display drivers for anything above basic VGA? In theory, yes, but the reality was starkly different as I recall (I worked there in the late 90s). In my experience, Microsoft was doing a ton of heavy lifting helping vendors with device drivers.