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[–] PlutoParty@programming.dev 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is true today. Had you tried that back in 2005, you'd very likely be fiddling with drivers. I specifically remember making a disk that contained all the drivers I'd need if I had to reinstall for any reason. Without it and without a network, you'd have to have another computer available to grab drivers from the internet.

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You had to do this with windows in 2005 too... In fact I've had to use a different computer to download drivers as recently as 2017 for a Windows 10 computer...

[–] PlutoParty@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Well, yes. I wasn't really intending to make a comparison. I was just explaining the meme. There was a time when getting your wifi/network card going in Linux was somewhat of a hassle for many.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 9 months ago

Windows 10 comes with generic drivers for network capabilities preinstalled. It isn't Windows 7 anymore.