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 000-000 blockxxx 0000 T/dev/crambamboli foo 0Unnamed devices (NFS mounts, loopback devices)

1char Memory devices

block RAM disk

2char Reserved for PTY's <tytso@athena.mit.edu>

block Floppy disks

3char Reserved for PTY's <tytso@athena.mit.edu>

block First MFM, RLL and IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface

4char TTY devices

5char Alternate TTY devices

6char Parallel printer devices

7char Virtual console access devices

8block SCSI disk devices

9char SCSI tape devices

block Multiple disk devices

10char Non-serial mice, misc features

11block SCSI CD-ROM devices

12char QIC-02 tape

block MSCDEX CD-ROM callback support

13char PC speaker

block 8-bit MFM/RLL/IDE controller

14char Sound card

block BIOS harddrive callback support

15char Joystick

block Sony CDU-31A/CDU-33A CD-ROM

16char Reserved for scanners

block GoldStar CD-ROM

17char Chase serial card (Under development)

block Optics Storage CD-ROM (Under development)

18char Chase serial card - alternate devices

block Sanyo CD-ROM (Under development)

19char Cyclades serial card

block Double compressed disk

20char Cyclades serial card - alternate devices

block Hitachi CD-ROM (Under development)

21char Generic SCSI access

22char Digiboard serial card

block Second MFM, RLL and IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface

23char Digiboard serial card - alternate devices

block Mitsumi proprietary CD-ROM

24char Stallion serial card

block Sony CDU-535 CD-ROM

25char Stallion serial card - alternate devices

block First Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM

26block Second Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM

27char QIC-117 tape

block Third Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM

28char Stallion serial card - card programming

block Fourth Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM

block ACSI disk (68k)

29char Universal frame buffer

block Aztech/Orchid/Okano/Wearnes CD-ROM

30char iBCS-2

block Philips LMS-205 CD-ROM

31char MPU-401 MIDI

block ROM/flash memory card

32block Philips LMS-206 CD-ROM

33block Modular RAM disk

34-223Unallocated

224-254Local use

255Reserved



Andrew Anderson
Thu Mar 7 22:36:29 EST 1996