Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 14:34:08 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Cc: terry@lambert.org, richmond@cronus.oanet.com, nate@mt.sri.com, sos@freebsd.org, durham@phaeton.artisoft.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Specs on a Hitachi CM2085me monitor anybody ?? Message-ID: <199608312134.OAA00568@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199608312058.OAA17985@rocky.mt.sri.com> from "Nate Williams" at Aug 31, 96 02:58:20 pm
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> I doubt you can 'blame' the coders. 99% of the video cards sold have > been for platforms running M$ OS's, so therefore why spend the time > necessary to have a 'generic' solution when one isn't necessary. Professionalism? > Obviously the non-M$ OS's have gotten by with the minimal coding > required, so any more time spent doing extra is wasted effort. > > As you are well aware, getting a product to market quickly is critical > in the world of video cards, so the less time spent coding a driver the > quicker you can make your bucks before the next generation of chipsets > makes the card obsolete. Abstract the data from the code in the BIOS, and you increase code reusability, reducing time to market. Time to market is a bogus excuse to use for making an unprofessional design decision. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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