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From: toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: real utilities in ROM
Message-ID: <1991Apr29.192502.25442@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Date: 29 Apr 91 19:25:02 GMT
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calumw@castle.ed.ac.uk (Calum A. Wilkie ) writes:

>Even if there were ROM routines for recovering lost disk data, whose to
>say which devices to support?

We are. I'd have it support any device for which an O/S driver is installed,
which would automatically include motherboard hardware (floppy, SCSI, network)
and devices whose peripheral cards have full O/S drivers in their own ROM.

Of course, extensive device specific support could be included for commonly
available hardware, but that usually isn't necessary (although it would be
a nice touch to have a driver standard for nibble access, for hacking and
desperate repairs).

>The beauty of the apple // is it's versatility (sp) so why spoil that by
>putting ROM routines that assume a certain device. 

Why does nobody understand that I'm preaching the modern application of
that versatility??

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu