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- From: peter@micromuse.co.uk (Peter Galbavy)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: com woes
- Message-ID: <peter.713779221@hilly>
- Date: 14 Aug 92 08:00:21 GMT
- References: <1992Aug9.085755.6237@news.tu-graz.ac.at> <CGD.92Aug11225735@agate.berkeley.edu> <2852.9208131413@thor.cf.ac.uk>
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- spedpr@thor.cf.ac.uk (Paul Richards) writes:
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- >I too am a bit miffed that we have to have com1 and com2. We had this
- >discussion when the linux serial ports were looked at. Personally I
- >think it's more important to comply with the rest of the unix world than
- >it is to pacify the DOS users. I'm all in favour of easing the
- >transition from DOS to unix but they're going to have a bit of a shock
- >when they find everything else is zero based. They're going to be even
- >more shocked when they find com1 and com2 don't even exist on other unix
- >boxes.
-
- Seconded, I agree. Start *all* UN*X devices at number 0...
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- Peter Galbavy
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