Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:52:34 +0000 From: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Removing vpo driver Message-ID: <F7FF36CC-6F98-467F-9EBC-D6D2F64CEE35@gid.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfqrFhX%2B1ZLeuBmp337rP7dBk4Q7NROdW-w=mpFLMqpTEw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANCZdfqrFhX%2B1ZLeuBmp337rP7dBk4Q7NROdW-w=mpFLMqpTEw@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, > On 28 Jan 2020, at 00:56, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote: >=20 > Greetings, >=20 > Unless there's a concrete objection, and some indication it has been = used > in FreeBSD 12 or later, I plan on removing it after FOSDEM sometime. >=20 > This driver is for the ZIP100 drive (the 100MB floppy) connected via a > parallel port. This hasn't been relevant for 20 years since the = industry > has moved on. The umass driver supports the USB version of the ZIP100 = drive > and I used last summer to recover a dozen zip discs for a friend. This > provides a migration path for those that may need it for $15-$25 on = ebay > depending on your luck. >=20 > Given the lack of changes to this drive, and the massive changes in = the > system since it was written, I'd be greatly surprised if it still = worked on > relevant hardware. >=20 > Comments? No objection here. FWIW the SCSI-connected ZIP100 drive should still work also (got one, = haven=E2=80=99t tried it recently). > Warner >=20 > P.S. https://reviews.freebsd.org/D23389 has the proposed changes. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arch@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 -- Bob Bishop t: +44 (0)118 940 1243 rb@gid.co.uk m: +44 (0)783 626 4518
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