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From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: sources to dvi2iff, version -1; tcp/ip for amiga
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Date: Sun, 20-Sep-87 10:21:40 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 20 10:21:40 1987
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In the referenced article, louie@trantor describes an internet.device he's
working on, and comments that putting it into the file system might not be
such a good idea.

I feel that all devices that can even remotely have some use be installed
into the file system. I want to be able to "type DATE:" and also "copy * DATE:".
I want to be able to "dmp rdf1:" (this one might want to be a read-only
device, or a seperately loadable one).

Even if the file system device isn't as powerful as the raw one, it's useful.
CON: isn't as powerful as doing direct console.device calls, but it's still
a useful tool. How many programs use it (raise your hands).

If I ever get the time to figure out how to do device drivers in Aztec, or
someone posts a sample driver for 3.40a, just watch out.
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