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From: rick@tmiuv0.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Custon AmigaDOS DEVS.
Message-ID: <1176@tmiuv0.uucp>
Date: 3 May 90 10:51:42 GMT
References: <508@lily.warwick.ac.uk>
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In article <508@lily.warwick.ac.uk>, cstxqbt@warwick.ac.uk (CrisP of Truth and Justice) writes:
>   Here, is a subject that does not seem to be documented much. I would like
> to write my own AmigaDOS device. I have looked at all the information I have
> and all I can work out is that when you have to have a handler file. This
> handler file is specified in the entry in the MountList file. I have had a
> look at the handler files on my disks. I know they are executable files. They
> all seem to have a funny first word. What is this for?
[...some other stuff deleted...]

First, get ye to ye ol' computer bookstore and purchase the official bible
of AmigaDOS devices:  "The AmigaDOS ROM Kernal Manual: Libraries and Devices"
from the fine folk at Addison-Wessley.  Everything you'll need to know is
in there.  There are three (maybe more with the new editions) other books
in this series, RKM: Exec, RKM: Intuition, and RKM: Hardware.

I'm sure you've heard us speak of the RKM books.  These are they.  Remember
the 11th commandment:

    "Thou shalt not hack AmigaDOS without RKMs at thy side"

(a large smiley 8-> goes with this message)

> - CrisP.
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