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Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 21:00:57 +0100
From: Alex Burke <alexjeffburke@gmail.com>
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Subject: Model device driver / Newbus
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Hi,

I want to try writing a driver for an MCA card.

I am just wondering if there is any skeleton driver (preferably a bus
like PCI), and also whether the newbus framework is used for MCA
drivers. What is the preferred method of writing drivers now?

Thanks, Alex J Burke.