ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (05/29/91)
>From: Duncan Murdoch <dmurdoch@watstat.uwaterloo.ca> >Subject: TPDEV.ZIP - DOS device driver written entirely in TP 6! >To: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) >Date: Wed, 29 May 91 0:17:01 EDT > >Hi Timo. Attached is my latest for garbo: a program I wrote just to >show that it could be done. For some reason ftp isn't working >tonight (I hope mail is), so I've UUENCODEd and attached TPDEV.ZIP. > >Here's a description: >-------------------- > >They said it couldn't be done! (In fact, I think I was one of the >naysayers...) > >"TP can't create the special format of file that's needed for a >device driver." > >Wrong!! > >I've written a simple device driver in TP, and it works. From some >things I've heard, it won't work in all versions of DOS (it's an >.EXE format device driver, not a .BIN format one). There are tons >of restrictions on what you can do in it - DOS isn't reentrant, and >the TP system library isn't designed to do things while DOS is >active, so I don't even let it get initialized, etc., etc. > >It's still a bit of a mess, but here it is, for your enjoyment and >edification. > >Enjoy!! > >Duncan Murdoch > >-------------------- Thank you, Duncan. Your upload is now available from garbo.uwasa.fi archives as /pc/turbopas/tpdev.zip. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun