Scrubbles to Mildly [email protected]English • 1 month ago"You should probably just throw it away"poptalk.scrubbles.techimagemessage-square467fedilinkarrow-up11.32K
arrow-up11.32Kimage"You should probably just throw it away"poptalk.scrubbles.techScrubbles to Mildly [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square467fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month agoPlug and play essentially means “it just works”. Like as simple as plugging in a USB mouse and using it. When something isn’t plug and play, it means it takes a bit of fiddling with.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoAh yes, thank you. A tiny part of my brain wondered if that was the meaning but it’s never safe to assume something when I’m as clueless as I am.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoActually I think that term was coined by Windows 98 for hardware you could connect and it would Just work™ (I.e. without the need to install drivers).
Plug and play essentially means “it just works”. Like as simple as plugging in a USB mouse and using it. When something isn’t plug and play, it means it takes a bit of fiddling with.
Ah yes, thank you. A tiny part of my brain wondered if that was the meaning but it’s never safe to assume something when I’m as clueless as I am.
Actually I think that term was coined by Windows 98 for hardware you could connect and it would Just work™ (I.e. without the need to install drivers).