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- Status of ParNet
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- In the Directory 'ParNet', the complete ParNet Distribution as grabbed from
- the UseNet is included.
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- There are also two devices includes, which enable you to use the Vector
- Connection Parallel Ports with ParNet. However, I don't see the need for
- this anymore. So this part of the Vector Connection Software Distribution is
-
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- * NO LONGER SUPPORTED *
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-
- With the release of 'Envoy', a SANA II compilant Network Filesystem, there is
- a much superior software available and for the Vector Connection I/O board,
- there is a SANA II compilant device available, called 'liana.device' and
- distributed by VillageTronic in Germany and Expert Systems in the U.S.A.
-
- So the included Devices and the source for these devices is mainly intended
- as examples of how to access the parallel ports on a very low level and to
- add an Interrupt node to catch the Interrupts before the vectorpar.device
- gets them.
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- There is absolutely no warranty that these drivers work, or will work in the
- future. The source is included to give enthusiasts the chance to study the
- driver and e.g. make some bug fixes.
-
- The code is untested and
-
-
- *NO WARRANTY*
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- given.
-
- The source is not exactly compileable with SAS C 6.3, it is intended as an
- example. It will compile if you remove after a 'make protos' the 'extern'
- declarations from vector_task_protos.h. It will however still show some
- warnings.
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- If you really intend to change this and make the source really smooth
- compileable (and e.g. add a multiple unit support to the device to remove
- the need for two different devices for Unit 0 and Unit 1), *and* are willing
- to put these sources onto this disk, tell us (see Bugs section how to reach
- us). I'm happily including an improved parnet distribution with software and
- will of course mention you in an appropriate way.
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