From: tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Theodore Ts'o)
Subject: Re: Linux installation
Reply-To: tytso@athena.mit.edu
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1992 16:19:40 GMT

   Date:        Mon, 27 Jan 1992 09:12:05 +0200
   From: wulfk@deuteron.tp2.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

   A few days ago there was a question to rename the com-ports. Some said, that
   they would prefer /dev/com1 or /dev/ttycom1. I think, that we should use
   the standard-UNIX-Nmaes /dev/tty01, because we are using unix and NOT DOS.
   perhaps a link to /dev/com1 could be made.

The problem is that /dev/tty01 conflicts with the names used by the
virtual consoles.  That's why I suggested /dev/ttys1, which is used in
at least some BSD systems.

                                                        - Ted

From: abc@banjo.concert.net (Alan B Clegg)
Subject: Re: Linux installation
Date: 27 Jan 92 20:57:40 GMT

In article <1992Jan27.161940.5491@athena.mit.edu> tytso@athena.mit.edu writes:

=   A few days ago there was a question to rename the com-ports. Some said, that
=   they would prefer /dev/com1 or /dev/ttycom1. I think, that we should use
=   the standard-UNIX-Nmaes /dev/tty01, because we are using unix and NOT DOS.
=   perhaps a link to /dev/com1 could be made.
=
=The problem is that /dev/tty01 conflicts with the names used by the
=virtual consoles.  That's why I suggested /dev/ttys1, which is used in
=at least some BSD systems.

I'm kindof partial to ttya and ttyb... It's a Sun thing, Man...

-abc
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