-=> Quoting Roy J. Tellason to Leonard Erickson <=-

 RJT> Leonard Erickson wrote in a message to Jasen Betts:
 
 JB> hotplugging would be hell to code. (installing drivers for devices as
 JB> they are attached to the usb)
 
 LE> I wouldn't even *try*. Just supporting stuff via drivers installed
 LE> at boot, or loaded on demand as TSRs would be hairy enough.

 RJT> Yeah,  but the linux kernel coders are doing just that...

Sure, but there's a *huge* difference between a protected mode OS like
Linux (or even one making proper use of virtual 86 mode) and a real
mode OS like MS-DOS or DR-DOS.


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