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Notes: UNIX file
Names: »makedev«
└─⟦26887b7e0⟧ Bits:30009717 Comet 32 harddisk image
└─⟦28c352965⟧ »/a« UNIX Filesystem
└─⟦this⟧ »sys/build/help/makedev«
y|yes - continue
no - skip this step
quit - back to top level of build
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Devices appear as files in unix (called special files). They're all
kept in the /dev directory. The most important ones are
console - what you're now typing on
tty* - terminals other than the console
dc*, rdc* - hard disks and parts of them
flop*, rflop* - floppy drivers
lp* - line printers
mem, kmem - the actual memory of the computer
In the /dev directory lies also a program (shell script) MAKEDEV. In
this step we'll use it to create all the devices we don't have yet.
Existing devices give error messages but that's ok.