If you're interested in performing a little static black-box analysisthat is, reviewing the specifications that the hardware companies use to create their productsyou can look in a couple of places. Knowing some details of the hardware specifications can help you make more informed equivalence partition decisions. For Apple hardware, visit the Apple Hardware website at developer.apple.com/hardware. There you'll find information and links about developing and testing hardware and device drivers for Apple computers. Another Apple link, developer.apple.com/testing, points you to specific testing information, including links to test labs that perform configuration testing. For PCs, the best link is www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform. This site provides technical implementation guidelines, tips, and tools for developers and testers developing hardware for use with Windows. Microsoft also publishes a set of standards for software and hardware to receive the Windows logo. That information is at msdn.microsoft.com/certification and www.microsoft.com/whdc/whql. |