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From: ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET (Julian F. Reschke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: How does one write a GDOS driver?
Message-ID: <91127.132420ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET>
Date: 7 May 91 11:54:13 GMT
References: <12400001@hpuplca.nsr.hp.com>
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Organisation: Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet, Muenster, Germany



In article <12400001@hpuplca.nsr.hp.com>, jeff@hpuplca.nsr.hp.com (   Jeff
Gruszynski  ) says:
>
>        I'm trying to find information on how to write a GDOS device
>        driver from scratch.  I've tried to find this in the Devel Kit
>        but either I missing something obvious or it's not described.
>        I've gotten my hands on an obscure, off-brand bed plotter that
>        I'd like to hack.
>
>        Jeff
>
>        The joy is in the doing!
>
>
>jeff@hpuplca.hp.nsr.com
>Jeff Gruszynski

Basically, you have to rewrite a whole new vdi. If you are familiar with
assembler, you should take a look at the trap dispatcher at the beginning
of META.SYS


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