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:
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