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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 15:28:05 +0100 (BST)
From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
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On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Darren Reed wrote:

> IMHO, the driver should need to know zero about devsw tables, etc.
> 
> With people suggesting more and more ad hoc changes, that mean more
> work for me, I seriously have to wonder "is it worth the effort ?"

Compared to 2.2 and current, my new system will mean less work for you.

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