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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!mcsun!uknet!axion!micromuse!hilly!peter From: peter@micromuse.co.uk (Peter Galbavy) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: com woes Message-ID: <peter.713779221@hilly> Date: 14 Aug 92 08:00:21 GMT References: <1992Aug9.085755.6237@news.tu-graz.ac.at> <CGD.92Aug11225735@agate.berkeley.edu> <2852.9208131413@thor.cf.ac.uk> Organization: MicroMuse Limited, London, England. Lines: 16 spedpr@thor.cf.ac.uk (Paul Richards) writes: >I too am a bit miffed that we have to have com1 and com2. We had this >discussion when the linux serial ports were looked at. Personally I >think it's more important to comply with the rest of the unix world than >it is to pacify the DOS users. I'm all in favour of easing the >transition from DOS to unix but they're going to have a bit of a shock >when they find everything else is zero based. They're going to be even >more shocked when they find com1 and com2 don't even exist on other unix >boxes. Seconded, I agree. Start *all* UN*X devices at number 0... -- Peter Galbavy Tech Support, Micromuse Ltd Phone: +44 71 352 7774 E-Mail: P.Galbavy@micromuse.co.uk