Re: [MiNT] /dev/

[Mikko Larjava <mitala@ftp.funet.fi>]

On 8 May 1999, Jo Even Skarstein wrote:

> "You get a handle for this by using the GEMDOS-Fopen-function called with 
> the name "U:\DEV\MODEM1". (C-Programmers: double the backslashs). This 
> will work if DRVIN (and the driver) is installed, under MiNT, unter MagiC."
> 
> I've always believed that this means that HS-Modem only supported u:\dev if
> the OS already did so, and that you otherwise had to Fopen() the standard
> GEMDOS-devices (AUX). Have I misunderstood something? (Please tell me I 
> haven't, I *hate* being wrong and I'm an incredibly poor looser...)

The sentence is not that clear but you can use u:\dev\ even without an os 
that supports it. See sersofst.txt for details how it is implemented 
under hsmod.