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Re: [MiNT] Detecting dialup connections
- To: MiNT List <mint@fishpool.com>
- Subject: Re: [MiNT] Detecting dialup connections
- From: Michael Schwingen <rincewind@discworld.dascon.de>
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 19:54:57 +0200
- In-reply-to: <Pine.MNT.4.10.9909300420120.83-100000@rakastaja>; from Martin-Eric Racine on Thu, Sep 30, 1999 at 04:25:35AM +0300
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On Thu, Sep 30, 1999 at 04:25:35AM +0300, Martin-Eric Racine wrote:
> Are there any ttyM0 or similar? There should remain a clear
> distinction between modem and serial ports. Also, the current
> numbering scheme should be maintained, for clarity.
I strongly disagree. If you want to, you can keep the old names, but the new
names should just enumerate 'serial ports' (like in many other operating
systems). Announcing functionality via a device name is a broken design
IMHO, and is completely unflexible.
cu
Michael
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