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From: "Chris Locke" <chris@cjl1.demon.co.uk>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] General question about hosted interfaces
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 22:09:10 +0100
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> So? What makes you think that someone else can?

As an individual (not representing a corporation)
I find it extremely difficult to get hold of data sheets.

I have filled in countless web-forms to register
for the ability to access the 'developer' pages
on a manufacturers site.

I have yet to gain access to a single one!

This make it hard for the hobbyist to get involved in
writing drivers.