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From: gil@snsys.com (Gil Jaysmith (Telecommuting))
Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.beginners
Subject: Re: Direct Hardware Access?
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 00:51:38 GMT
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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On Mon, 03 Nov 1997 13:44:56 +1300, James Russell <jamesr@peace.co.nz>
wrote:
>	We'd all write dodgy non standard code which won't run on
>		future versions of the Playstation (or Playstation BIOS).
>	They would get inundated with questions, and they haven't exactly
>		 got heaps of time to answer.

Basically, yes to both.
For the same reason there are seemingly no plans for updates to the
Net Yaroze libraries. If it don't work now you're bollixed for life.
(On the other hand, this gives you a degree of certainty unparalleled
amongst professional developers ;=)

- Gil