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    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALL on Mon Nov 27 11:21:00 2023
    Was USB support added by the time that Windows 98 SE was released, or was
    that feature not included until ME was released?

    Mike


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  • From Karel Kral@2:423/39 to Mike Powell on Mon Nov 27 18:26:37 2023
    Hello Mike!

    27 Nov 23 11:21, you wrote to ALL:

    Was USB support added by the time that Windows 98 SE was released, or
    was that feature not included until ME was released?

    As google says and I also remember: support was already for Win95 OSR 2.1 and on.

    Win98 - stable USB I would say was since Service Pack 3.x

    Karel

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to KAREL KRAL on Tue Nov 28 10:11:00 2023
    As google says and I also remember: support was already for Win95 OSR 2.1 and .

    Win98 - stable USB I would say was since Service Pack 3.x

    Thanks. I could not remember it has been so long. Since I was sitting
    here at the BBS I decided to ask here. ;)

    Mike


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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Karel Kral on Tue Nov 28 06:36:00 2023
    Karel Kral wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    As google says and I also remember: support was already for Win95 OSR
    2.1 and on.

    I remember keeping an OSR2 CD handy for re-installs. USB support was
    pretty spotty back then, I think all I ran was a USB scanner at that
    point.



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  • From roman petrovich@1:267/159 to Mike Powell on Fri Dec 1 15:05:00 2023
    Everything is very simple. There are drivers for Windows 95/98 and for Dos. I recommend using DOS drivers since Windows 95 is just a Dos shell.
    Clean Win9x:
    https://www.synthmind.com/W98_USB_Drivers.htm https://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbstick_e.html
    DOS:
    http://www.dosusb.net/
    https://bretjohnson.us/
    Also, if these drivers do not work for you, I can send you other versions. P.s. I'm looking for free Gopher:// hosting for my files under Windows 98 and
    DOS with FTP access.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ROMAN PETROVICH on Sat Dec 2 10:00:00 2023
    Everything is very simple. There are drivers for Windows 95/98 and for Dos. I commend using DOS drivers since Windows 95 is just a Dos shell.
    Clean Win9x:
    https://www.synthmind.com/W98_USB_Drivers.htm https://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbstick_e.html
    DOS:
    http://www.dosusb.net/
    https://bretjohnson.us/

    Thanks! I will check these out if I run into issues. Heck I might check
    them out just to have them on the BBS. ;)

    Also, if these drivers do not work for you, I can send you other versions. P.s
    I'm looking for free Gopher:// hosting for my files under Windows 98 and
    DOS with FTP access.

    OK, if I see anything I will let you know.

    Mike

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  • From Real User@1:103/705 to Mike Powell on Sun Jan 7 06:06:03 2024
    On 2023-11-27, Mike Powell <Mike.Powell@f105.n2320.z1.fidonet> wrote:

    Was USB support added by the time that Windows 98 SE was released, or was that feature not included until ME was released?

    Mike


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    Head to https://legacyupdate.net from win98se, install the Windows Update
    addon and update your machine the furthest you can.
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  • From Tom Moore@1:135/205 to Real User on Sun Jan 7 18:21:52 2024
    On 2023-11-27, Mike Powell <Mike.Powell@f105.n2320.z1.fidonet> wrote:

    Was USB support added by the time that Windows 98 SE was released, or was that feature not included until ME was released?

    I know that win98 first release had usb, can't say about for when 95 may have had usb support if it ever did.
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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Tom Moore on Mon Jan 8 06:34:00 2024
    Tom Moore wrote to Real User <=-

    I know that win98 first release had usb, can't say about for when 95
    may have had usb support if it ever did.

    Windows 95 OSR2 had spotty support for USB 1.1.



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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to TOM MOORE on Mon Jan 8 09:58:00 2024
    Was USB support added by the time that Windows 98 SE was released, or was
    that feature not included until ME was released?

    I know that win98 first release had usb, can't say about for when 95 may have d usb support if it ever did.

    I have not tried the update suggestion yet but what I can tell so far with
    98SE is that it seems to know what a USB port is but does not contain any generic drivers that allow it to "just work" like more recent versions of Windows have and, IIRC, linux always seemed to have.

    So you have USB ports that 98SE sort of knows about but that you cannot
    really use for anything unless you have the specific driver for your
    hardware.


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