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Re: [MiNT] XHDI, SCSIDRV are in a boat... (was Re: Shutdown() discussion)
Hello!
> Well, I still wonder why you want to keep cookies under MiNT for the ones
> dealing with hardware. We should have a xhdi.xdd or a scsidrv.xdd that
> creates corresponding devices in /dev/ directory, so we don't have to
> bother whether to use one or the other. Keeping cookies in MiNT is not
> something that should be considered a good thing. Every hardware access
> should be done via using a XDD, the rest is dirty writing of software.
> MiNT-aware applications and libraries should do this. However, the big
> problem remains: where are those XDD drivers for all Atari hardware and
> extensions ?
That's not the problem. The problem is that removing XHDI/SCSIDRV cookie
would break existing software like HDDriver and other tools.
Ciao
...Frank
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