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- From: toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
- Subject: Re: Ramfast and Tape Backup units..
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- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 09:49:43 GMT
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- behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens) writes:
-
- >I know all that. What _I_ was trying to get across is: It is CV Tech's
- >"duty" to supply decent drivers. Why didn't they do it the way Apple did?
- >This concept of a supervisory driver with associated device drivers is
- >really very powerful and flexible ... I like it.
-
- I like it too. However, it is a LOT more work. Note how Apple did not have a
- full set of SCSI drivers until system 6 -- and they were still working on the
- SCSI.Manager all through the various 5.0.x revisions. CVT has chosen the cost
- effective approach of writing a basic block-only driver, and while I too would
- really like to see a RAMFAST.Manager, I can understand why CVT has avoided
- doing so.
-
- >It is _not_ (as you suggested) up to the programmer to build handling of
- >certain devices hard-coded into his/her/its programs. This is the purpose
- >of the OS, which of course includes any installed drivers.
-
- I did not suggest that it is up to the programmer. I said that was one of the
- options you, as a programmer, had, given what's available.
-
- >Ok, now let's lay this thread to rest, shall we?
-
- Fine by me. Your true beef is with CVT. If I can think of a tactful way to
- suggest this to Drew on Genie, I'll do it, but he leaps to the defensive so
- quickly you really have to be careful.
-
- Todd Whitesel
- toddpw @ cco.caltech.edu
-