Comment on "You should probably just throw it away"

• dingus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  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.

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  • nevermind@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    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.

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    • 0x0@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      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).

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