Hardware that receives the "Designed for Microsoft Windows 95" logo 
must be tested by the Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs. 
For information, see this web site:
   http://www.microsoft.com/windows/thirdparty/hcl/whqlview.htm

Tests are also available to test Plug and Play hardware, which is a 
necessary step towards certification for the "Design for Microsoft 
Windows 95" logo.  This information is available from the following 
ftp site:
   ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/services/whql

The following list describes Plug and Play information available as 
zipped files in Microsoft Word for Windows 
format. (The ".exe" extension indicates a self-extracting zip file.)


PNPBIOS.EXE:   Plug and Play BIOS specification v. 1.0a 
                   (72K zip file, 5/5/94)
PNPISA.EXE:    Plug and Play ISA Specification v. 1.0a  
                   (95K zip file, 5/5/94)
CLAR_ISA.EXE:  Clarification to Plug and Play ISA Specification  
                   v. 1.0a (54K zip file,12/10/94)
PNPSCSI.EXE:   Plug and Play SCSI Specification v. 1.0  
                   (69K zip file, 3/30/94)
PNPLPT.EXE:    Plug and Play Parallel Port Device Specification v. 1.0b  
                   (28K zip file, 3/15/96)
PNPCOM.EXE:    Plug and Play External COM Device Specification v. 0.99  
                   (42K zip file, 10/20/94)
ESCD.EXE:      Extended System Configuration Data Specification v. 1.02a  
                   (44K zip file, 5/31/94)

NOTE: The APM 1.1 Specification version 1.1 that was previously available
in this directory has been updated by APM version 1.2. This is in the
filw APMV12.EXE which can be downloaded from this directory:
    ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/drg/apm



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