Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 23rd Apr 2006 17:40 UTC
Vista is all the rage at the moment (and now even the Sunday Eve Column is about it). I don't think there's a single piece of beta software that has ever been discussed as much as Windows Vista. Obviously this makes sense, since Windows powers roughly 95% of the world's desktop computers; hence an update to that system will surely spark some heavy debates. Personally, I'm indifferent towards Vista. Read on for why.
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Whilst desk accessories used the driver queue to get some processor time on a regular basis, it's a stretch to call them "device drivers".
Yes they used a hack but they were still tiny footprint programs offering widget like functionality, they were just activated by the driver queue.
The method to get them to activate might be considered a "hack" but to suggest they were not programs doesn't seem right.
This would be like suggesting some TSRs in the old DOS days were not "programs" because they were activated by interrupts to gain multitasking functionality not built into DOS.