Re: Installing device drivers at run time?

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From: Keith Petersen
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 1990 16:15

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hadgraft@civeng.monash.edu.au (Roger Hadgraft) writes:
>Does anyone know of a utility which would install a device driver (that would
>normally go in config.sys) at the DOS prompt?

A search of the SIMTEL20 msdos file list turned up the following:

 Filename   Type Length   Date    Description
==============================================

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.ASMUTL>
DDKIT.ARC     B   10240  880704  Device driver writing kit

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.SYSUTL>
COMP.ARC      B    5161  880829  Load and unload device drivers after bootup

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TURBO-C>
IDD.ARC       B   17206  890213  Installable Device Drivers in Turbo-C
TCDEV.ARC     B    3944  870805  Write device drivers in Turbo-C

Keith
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Subject: Re: Installing device drivers at run time?
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