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From: jan@janhh.hanse.de (Jan Willamowius)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: How does one write a GDOS driver?
Message-ID: <1382.05.91@janhh.hanse.de>
Date: 15 May 91 16:05:44 GMT
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Julian F. Reschke writes:
> Jan Willamowius says:
>>
>>> Basically, you have to rewrite a whole new vdi. [...]
>>
>>I don't quite agree. [...]
>>
>>Secondly, you need the code for all the functions to set and inquire
>>parameters. That code is basically the same for all device drivers.
>
> All true, BUT: if you have written all this stuff, you HAVE written a
> new VDI.

Well, my main point was that you don't have to write everything _yourself_.
One can use quite a bit of existing drivers.

Is somebody out there already working on a device driver of his own ?

- Jan

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