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From: Steve Owens
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 1990 17:17

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	I've got a question about DOS device drivers.  Every hardware and
software package I get has their own set of drivers shipped with the package.
Are all these drivers necessary?

	For example, I just loaded AutoCAD onto my system, and it had almost
1Meg worth of drivers!  Since it will be impossible to have all of these
devices on my system, I'd like to cut back on the amount of disk space used by
removing some of these from my hard disk (I have them all back up on floppies,
in case I ever do need them.)

	Also, would it be possible to have only a single driver for a device
that can be shared among several software packages, or are drivers
specifically written for a given software package?

	Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!

							SJO

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From: sjo@cci632.UUCP (Steve Owens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Drivers under MSDOS
Keywords: MSDOS, Drivers
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Date: 14 Dec 90 17:17:26 GMT
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