Short: Docs for extended OS 3.1.4 Handler Interf. Author: thorfdbg@mailbox.alumni.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Richter) Uploader: thorfdbg mailbox alumni tu-berlin de (Thomas Richter) Type: docs/misc Version: 1.0 Requires: AmigaOs 3.1.4 Architecture: generic This archive contains documentation for the extended DOS Handler interface that becomes active with AmigaOs 3.1.4 and that controls how to access devices >4GB, and how to support variably sized removable media. Its main purpose is to serve as a reference for authors of file systems. The code fragments included in this archive are availabe under BSD license, which grands you free access of the source code and the documentation, regardless of the form of distribution (i.e. commercial or not). I also want to thank Ralph Babel and Olaf Barthel for reviewing this document and the sources contained herein. The BSD license reads in full: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2018 Thomas Richter Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.