Re: IDE feature request

John Bradford (john@grabjohn.com)
Mon, 9 Dec 2002 14:43:38 +0000 (GMT)


> > > Fix ide.c to generate a b c d e f and you should be able to get 16.
> > Like this?
> Hmm,
>
> you will get the same problem again, once someone is able to cram more than
> 16 IDE hosts into a box. Why not go for ide%d (ide0-9, ide10-99)?

The code that was posted did 0-9 then a-z, which is good for 36. That
*should* be enough for most applications for a few years.

John.
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