From: joel@rac2.wam.umd.edu (Joel M. Hoffman) Subject: Re: The Linux Device List Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1993 02:08:05 GMT
In article <1993Apr26.214957.18819@klaava.Helsinki.FI> Rick Miller <rick@ee.uwm.edu> writes:
>1.) TTY NAMING CHANGES! Final standard: {tty|cua}<card><port>
> I've caved in under the weight of reason, and am now listing
> the serial lines by *card* and *port* (rather than just by
> number from 0 to 63). Please, now that there's a reasonable
> standard, let's try to phase out the old "ttys0" and "ttyS0"
> names and start using "tty00"/"cua00" instead.
Um, I know you're know going to like this, but it really seems VERY
strange for tty00 to be a serial port. Also, I suppose /dev/tty8 is
VC 8 but /dev/tty11 is serial port 1 on card 1? This is bad, IMHO. I
like the idea of using <card><port>, but why not ttyS<card><port>?
^^^
-Joel
(joel@wam.umd.edu)
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cnc HOW MANY MORE? and time, are scattered two hospitals and one
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lonely man who is mourning her death in a distant country incorporates
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