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From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Question about TEST:
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Date: Mon, 26-Oct-87 07:57:57 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 26 07:57:57 1987
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The "sample DOS device" Matt Dillon posted isn't re-entrant. It's serially
reusable, but it won't allow two copies to run concurrently.

Is this a problem?

I know it would be for a CON: type device, but can you depend on the device
being called in a well-behaved manner? That is, it won't be called again
until it's been formally removed.

How *do* you remove drivers? Is it acceptable to do so?

How much of the startup code is related to it being a driver, and how much
is related to it being this particular driver? That is, what can I chuck out
if I'm going to use it for VT100:? [answer: if you don't know, you ain't
gonna be able to get it working anyway :->. right?]

I know I can't call dos.library from a driver. How about intuition.library
or graphics.library?

Apropos of which:

Is it worthwhile supporting the clipboard in vt100:? Do any other programs
than Notepad actually use the silly thing?
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