Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours ago"You should probably just throw it away"poptalk.scrubbles.techimagemessage-square231fedilinkarrow-up1715arrow-down19
arrow-up1706arrow-down1image"You should probably just throw it away"poptalk.scrubbles.techScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square231fedilink
minus-squaredingus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 hours 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-squarenevermind@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours 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-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour 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).