On Thu, 30 May 1996, Jason Thorpe wrote:

> On Thu, 30 May 1996 01:04:55 -0400 (EDT) 
>  Andrew Gillham <gillhaa@ghost.whirlpool.com> wrote:
> 
>  > Since we're on the subject of CDs, would it be possible to create
>  > a '/dev/cdrom' type device that works like the sparc /dev/fb??
>  > Basically it would attach to the first cdrom in the system, and
>  > you wouldn't have to think about whether it is acd0a/cd0a/mcd0a/etc.
> 
> "ick."  :-)  (though, I do acknowledge its usefulness...)
> 
	Other candidates might include /dev/tape & /dev/mouse.
	Rather than adding this to the kernel it could be handled in
	an rc script (just process dmesg to find out whats available)