On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 22:38:24 +0900
SODA Noriyuki <port-macppc-owner@NetBSD.org> wrote:

> Hi, Rudi
> 
> I think you intended to send this mail to <port-macppc@NetBSD.org>
> instead of <port-macppc-owner@NetBSD.org>, don't you?
> --
> soda


Yes, 
a copy and past error with the address, sorry to have bothered you.

I didn't re-sent it to the list, when I noticed my mistake, because
by then there already were many other answers to the question raised,
that were most likely more on-track than my guess.

Rudi


> 
> >>>>> On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:52:25 +0200, Rudi Ludwig <rudihl@gmx.de> said:
> 
> > On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 14:26:52 +0100
> > Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net> wrote:
> 
> >> 
> >> Under macppc /dev/ttyZ* are handled by zstty (the "serial" ports).
> >> I have no idea why the name was chosen instead of just /dev/tty0*.
> 
> > I'm not sure wether it relates, but I think I picked up here on the
> > list that there is some hardware that can be plugged into the modem
> > port to convert it hw-wise into a serial port. What it need sw-wise
> > to do the adaptation I don't know.
> 
> > Maybe that is origin of that naming and symlink -just guessing-.
> 
> > /rudi
>