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Hi

Mac OS X uses a different driver model, I/O kit. It's based on the XNU
kernel (BSD/Mach).

http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/arch_xnu.html

Cheers, Oliver



Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> wrote:
> I know I keep asking about drivers, but what about Mac drivers? I
> understand that Mac osX is based fairly well on BSD, so would the
> drivers be portable?
>=20
> This is all on a current project I'm working on...
>=20
> Cheers
>=20
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