The integration of Plug and Play technology into Windows 95 presented major challenges for Microsoft engineers due to a wide array of competing hardware standards and legacy systems. During their work, they discovered an unusual text string - 'Not Copyright Fabrikam Computer' - in the BIOS of several PCs. This prompted speculation about its origin, leading to the assumption that it was related to software pre-installed by a fictitious company, Fabrikam, created by Microsoft for illustrative purposes. The team employed clever strategies to ensure compatibility between new and old hardware systems.
We weren't sure, but we had a theory. Their best guess was that "Fabrikam" had pre-installed some software on its PCs, which was causing the odd string to appear.
A lot of clever tricks were used to retrofit Plug and Play onto legacy hardware,
One method used by the team was to scan the computer's BIOS for names in the copyright string and firmware dates, which is where the odd text turned up.
At this point, we should make it clear that "Fabrikam" is not a real computer maker in this context - Microsoft has several fake company and product names.
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