Quote: Inferno applications use a fixed set of files for devices and system services

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In practice, most [Inferno] applications see a fixed … Devices are represented by files, and device drivers … present themselves as small directories. These directories typically … services also live behind filenames. For example, an … [a symbolic name] to this file … a subsequent read … would return the corresponding numeric Internet address.   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: represent device drivers with a data file and a control file

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