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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
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Subject: Re: Number of ptys in 205 - Any limits ?
To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 95 11:00:17 MDT
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> > 	Are there any restrictions on the amount of ptys available to the
> > 	users ?
> 
> I think the number of available letter to name them is the biggest
> restriction.  It's not as easy to add more letters to MAKEDEV, since
> most programs have a hardcoded idea which letters to use for naming
> ptys. :(

Time for clone devices in  pty/ttyp directories.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@cs.weber.edu
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