What are Devices?
Devices are standard driver software used to run certain hard or
software. These are usually stored in DEVS: and allow a programmer
to access part of the hardware (such as the printer port) without
writing any extra code. Devs: also contains a number of
subdirectories that store various devices for a specific purpose.
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Contains various files that allow a program that supports
Datatypes too load the Picture, sound
or text formats included without having to directly support every
format. It can be seem as an object-orientated system that allows
any Datatype aware program to load a file that it did not
originally support. For example, a program such as Personal Paint
would be able to load any new picture format that may be launched
without requiring a major rewrite.
Contain script files that allow the operating system and other
software to access drives not supported in the Rom, such as PC or
Apple Macs disks.
Dos drivers that come as
standard.
Small files that alter the keyboard configuration to a particular
country. It is configured using the "Input" program stored in the
Prefs drawer.
Driver software that configures the display on your monitor or TV
to give the best display. This is controlled using the "Overscan"
program in Prefs.
The directory most people will be familiar with. This contains
driver software specifically designed for a printer. The standard
Workbench drivers are fairly basic so when possible get a PD or
commercial driver (such as TurboPrint) to get the best out of your
printer.
Also found in the DEVS: drawer are the following files:
Clipboard.device - Controls access to
CLIPS:
Parallel.device - An OS-friendly way of accessing
the parallel port.
Printer.device - A device driver for the printer
device.
Serial.device - Controls access to the serial
port.
MFM.device - Device that controls access to MS-DOS
disks using the CrossDOS utility.
System-configuration - A remnant of Workbench 1.3
that contains certain preferences configuration data needed when
booting your Amiga. Has been replaced by preferences stored in
ENVARC.
Postscript_init.ps - Holds information needed to
initialise a PostScript printer when using PrinterPS
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