Frequently Asked Questions about ParaPort

Can ParaPort be used on a Windows NT4 systems?

ParaPort ( in his current releases ) is not compatible with Windows NT4. The reason is historical:

• Once upon a time, Microsoft invented Windows 95, which used "virtual device drivers".
• Then Windows NT4 was released using a completely new system of drivers known as "NT4 drivers".
• Later, Windows 98 ( SE, ME ) came introducing the "Windows Driver Model", ( WDM ) which is an enhancement ( addition of "Plug 'n' Play" etc. ) of the NT4 model. But these new drivers were no more compatible with ( and executable on ) Windows NT4!
• Windows 2000 and Windows XP are build on the same "Windows Driver Model" of Windows 98, but for compatibility purposes can execute and use NT4 drivers.
• ParaPort is a WDM driver and so applicable to Windows 98 ( SE, ME ), Windows 2000 and Windows XP. To use on Windows NT4, ParaPort must be rewritten as "NT4 driver", which is technicaly possible and may be done in future releases.

Can ParaPort be used as a simple I/O like "inp( )", "outp( )"?

There will be "simple inp( ) / outp( )" in release v2.0 of ParaPort.

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