Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 16:40:56 +0300 (IDT)
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On Thu, 10 May 2001, Martin Stromberg wrote:

> I've realised that it would be not too hard making a DOZE device
> driver that supports /dev/zero or /dev/full.
> 
> Is this something we would like to have?

What would be the advantages of a true device as opposed to FSEXT 
simulation?

Such a device driver will probably be limited to plain DOS, so its 
utility would not be available to Windows users.

Of course, if you feel like doing that, I don't see any harm having
it in djdev regardless.