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From: porr@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM (Greg Porr)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals
Subject: Multiplexed Special Devices
Message-ID: <6633@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Date: 8 Oct 90 21:06:46 GMT
Organization: NCR Corp., Engineering & Manufacturing - Columbia, SC
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Does anyone know the origin of the "Multiplexed Character Special" (IFMPC)
and "Multiplexed Block Special" (IFMPB) device types?  These are defined
in the inode.h header file as it comes in all Releases of System V, but
I've never seen it used in any kernel source.


Greg Porr