Miniport
Encyclopedia
A miniport is a type of hardware-driver, part of the Windows Driver Model
. These are USB, Audio, SCSI
and network card
adapters. They should usually be source and binary compatible between Windows 98
and Windows 2000
and are hardware specific but control access to the hardware through a specific bus class driver.
Windows Driver Model
In computing, the Windows Driver Model — also known at one point as the Win32 Driver Model — is a framework for device drivers that was introduced with Windows 98 and Windows 2000 to replace VxD, which was used on older versions of Windows such as Windows 95 and Windows 3.1, as well...
. These are USB, Audio, SCSI
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral devices. The SCSI standards define commands, protocols, and electrical and optical interfaces. SCSI is most commonly used for hard disks and tape drives, but it...
and network card
Network card
A network interface controller is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network....
adapters. They should usually be source and binary compatible between Windows 98
Windows 98
Windows 98 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft. It is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on 15 May 1998 and to retail on 25 June 1998. Windows 98 is the successor to Windows 95. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid...
and Windows 2000
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the...
and are hardware specific but control access to the hardware through a specific bus class driver.