Why is it so difficult to write OS/2 drivers?

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From: Cay Horstmann
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1989 06:39

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Maybe this is a dumb question, but why is it so difficult to write screen
and printer drivers for OS/2? There apparently is still no HP LaserJet driver
or Hercules screen driver for OS/2 although Windows versions exist. Neither
is a particularly complicated device, so what is the catch?

For that matter, what printers do have OS/2 drivers? That pinnacle of 
printer technology, the IBM Graphics Printer?

Cay
horstman@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu

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From: horstman@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Cay Horstmann)
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Subject: Why is it so difficult to write OS/2 drivers?
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