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Subject: Re: Patch for Font/DA Mover wanted
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Date: Thu, 7-May-87 14:30:56 EDT
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Summary: Why there's a limit of 15 DAs in the system file

In article 2817, Marc Sarrel asked why the Font/DA mover limited you to 15
DAs in the system file.

The reason is that each DA is considered a device driver
(resource type DRVR), and has a specific ID associated with it.  Apple
has allocated numbers 12 through 26 for DA's, and has reserved 27-31.
Slots 12-26 provide the 15 spots for DAs.  So far, I don't think Apple has
used slots 27-31, so it is safe to add more than 15 DAs, but you never
know what they'll do in the future!
				Ben Waldman
				waldman@husc4.harvard.edu
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