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1.1     ! root        1: .TH INTRO 4 "14 May 1984"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: intro \- introduction to special files and hardware support
        !             5: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             6: This section describes the special files, related driver functions,
        !             7: and networking support
        !             8: available in the system.
        !             9: In this part of the manual, the SYNOPSIS section of
        !            10: each configurable device gives a sample specification
        !            11: for use in constructing a system description for the
        !            12: .IR config (8)
        !            13: program.
        !            14: The DIAGNOSTICS section lists messages which may appear on the console
        !            15: and in the system error log
        !            16: .I /usr/adm/messages
        !            17: due to errors in device operation.
        !            18: .PP
        !            19: This section contains both devices
        !            20: which may be configured into the system, ``4'' entries,
        !            21: and network related information,
        !            22: ``4N'', ``4P'', and ``4F'' entries;
        !            23: The networking support is introduced in
        !            24: .IR intro (4N).
        !            25: .PP
        !            26: A hardware device is identified to the system at configuration time
        !            27: and the appropriate device or network interface driver is then compiled
        !            28: into the system.  When the resultant system is booted, the
        !            29: autoconfiguration facilities in the system probe for the device
        !            30: on the VERSABUS and, if found, enable the software
        !            31: support for it.  If a VERSABUS device does not respond at autoconfiguration
        !            32: time it is not accessible at any time afterwards.  To
        !            33: enable a VERSABUS device which did not autoconfigure, the system will have to
        !            34: be rebooted.
        !            35: .PP
        !            36: The autoconfiguration system is described in
        !            37: .IR autoconf (4).
        !            38: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            39: autoconf(4),
        !            40: config(8)
        !            41: .SH "LIST OF DEVICES"
        !            42: The devices listed below are supported in this incarnation of
        !            43: the system.  Devices are indicated by their functional interface.
        !            44: If second vendor products provide functionally identical interfaces
        !            45: they should be usable with the supplied software.
        !            46: (\fBBeware however that we promise the software works
        !            47: ONLY with the hardware indicated on the appropriate manual page.\fP)
        !            48: .sp
        !            49: .ta 1.0i
        !            50: .nf
        !            51: cons   CPU-2 console interface
        !            52: cy     CYPHER tape drive interface
        !            53: vddc   VDDC mass storage disk controller
        !            54: vioc   VIOC-X terminal multiplexor

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