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Loadable hardware support

  • US 5,826,090 A
  • Filed: 03/17/1997
  • Issued: 10/20/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing an operating system for a computer having a processor for carrying out program instructions, a memory device connected to the processor, and a hardware component connected to the processor, the method comprising the steps of:

  • loading into the memory device a base portion of an operating system, the base portion having instructions for dynamically detecting the hardware component;

    dynamically detecting the hardware component using the instructions; and

    loading a software component into the operating system that is specifically associated with the hardware component.

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