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Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/disk/fd fd.c fdc.h


From: "Matt Emmerton" <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 20:34:57 -0400

> Gergo Szakal wrote:
> > On Mon, 21 May 2007 18:57:29 +0200
> > Erik Wikström <erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Isn't it about time to drop support for floppies soon?
> >
> > No, floppies are still great, especially on legacy hardware.
> >
> Yeah indeed, but I would drop (E)ISA bus support and hardware that uses
> (E)ISA. I haven't seen anyone use it for a looong time.

EISA is long dead and can go away
ISA is still used on modern hardware -- anything without USB mouse/keyboard
uses ISA under the covers, along with other stuff.

--
Matt Emmerton




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