From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,5c89fe49fff7f5b8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen) Subject: Re: IRQs and interrupt handlers Date: 1998/05/22 Message-ID: <1998May22.162328.1@eisner>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 355661338 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: eisner.decus.org References: <356307C7.D18D062@cl.cam.ac.uk> <6k1rq4$58t@top.mitre.org> <1998May21.173539.1@eisner> <3565976A.D1B53EA9@catalina-inter.net> X-Trace: news.decus.org 895868614 7372 KILGALLEN [192.67.173.2] Organization: LJK Software Reply-To: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-05-22T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article <3565976A.D1B53EA9@catalina-inter.net>, "Chris Sparks (aka Mr. Ada)" writes: > Since I work with Dale I have a better understanding of what he wants to do. > He feels that since Windows95 is a single user system, he should be able to > write ISRs. He has a specific need with a card he is using and needs to be > able to write an ISR for it. As it is, he will resort to using "C" tools that will > enable him to set up the handlers for his board's interrupt. It is a shame > that he couldn't do this with GNAT. I always wanted VAX Bliss to add a WFIKPCH linkage so I could write device drivers fully in Bliss. The obvious response was that there was insufficient market demand, and that is for a language where the entire user base was on the same operating system. To suggest similar special handling for Windows 95 while Microsoft predicts the merger of Windows 95 (particularly the IO portions) into Windows NT seems to have equal lack of commercial appeal. Larry Kilgallen