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From: sb@pro-generic.cts.com (Stephen Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: finder follies
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Date: 15 Feb 90 09:15:47 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from farrier@Apple.COM

>The character FST allows an application to access character devices (such as
>a modem or the console) using the standard system calls (i.e. open, read,
>write,flush, close, etc...).

GS/OS has drivers for storage devices, and things in general that connect up
to the ports (modem, printer, midi). I am suprised that there isn't the same
facility for the ADB port.  What I'm trying to say is that programs allow ytou
to choose many things, but not input device.  Why isn't there a 'mouse'
driver, a 'joystick' driver, a 'keyboard' driver, etc.? The keyboard could
always be the default in case no other input devices were present. It just
seems that to be consistent, you have to consider the "I" in I/O as well as
just the "O".


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