September 1994 / Cover Story

Transforming the PC: Plug and Play	An industry-wide effort, Plug and Play will make PC compatibles easier to configure and maintain while reducing support costs for vendors and users. Although businesses and individuals both stand to gain substantial benefits, the transition to full adoption of Plug and Play won't be painless, won't come cheap, and will likely take years. - by Tom R. Halfhill
Plug and Play with DMI	In some ways, Plug and Play overlaps another industry initiative that promises to make PCs easier to maintain: DMI (Desktop Management Interface).
Tips for Plug and Play -- Be sure the next PC or motherboard you buy has a BIOS that supports Plug
What They're Saying About Plug and Play	``PnP will help us build our systems better, build them more quickly, and have more confidence that they'll work properly when delivered to the customer.
Building a Better BIOS	Key to the success of Plug and Play is the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), which is primarily responsible for booting up a PC compatible and handling low-level device I/O.

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