Drivers question / statement.

Drivers question / statement.

[Jim Corbett]

Hello there,

I posted a message yesterday, and wow what responsce.  Nany thanks.

However I have one point that I would like to argue.  That being C .

No matter what language you use to develope the source code, the compiling
and linking procedures convert the source into machine level instructions,
or dam near it.

Since C was developed with hardwware in mind, it is more than capable of
working at this level.  It has the ability to work with BIOS, interrupts,
IRQ's and do a hell of a gob as well.

I have only been playing with C and C plus plus for one year and I am
already able to write programs to manage interrupt conflicts.

Equally as well Assembler was developed for the same purpose in mind.  Most
of the com files that are currently in use were written in Assembler.

If the will is there, we need not rely upon companies to provide us with pre
written drivers.  Its great if they will provide a utility that will allow
us to tackle our own drivers, but if its not available we shouldn't sit
around on our hands.

There is many powerful languages out there ready to be used for such a task.

I not saying that I am the greatest programmer, but only with a years
experience I am having a ball playing around with this stuff.  its
challenging to see what I can come up with.

Just my opinion, thats all.

Never say never.

Jim Corbett
BLINDNET@reach.net

Jim Corbett 
BLINDNET@reach.net