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- From: brucet@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Bruce Tulloch)
- Subject: How best to port communications S/W to the mac ?
- Message-ID: <brucet.726707044@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>
- Keywords: communications network toolbox multitasking
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- Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 23:04:04 GMT
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- How does one port multitasking based communications software on the mac
- ? Let me elaborate...
-
- I have some message passing and networking software I have written for
- a multitasking operating system (OS9) and a network of
- micro-controllers. It is designed in the usual way using message ports
- with a standard interface definition and separate processes to
- implement the device specific details of the low level protocol. It is
- quite simple software and relies on the multitasking capabilies of the
- OS.
-
- I am new to Mac programming and would like some pointers as to how one
- can port a system such as this to the Mac's cooperative multitasking
- environment (hopefully with as little pain as possible). Does this mean
- a total re-write ?
-
- I have heard of the Communications Toolbox and understand it to be
- Apple's definitive communications manager. I found reference to it in
- Inside Mac IV and see that I need to get "Inside the Macintosh
- Communications Toolbox" to learn how to use it (so I've ordered it).
-
- However, can anyone give me some pointers as to where on the net or
- archive sites I might find code examples of its use or other code
- which may be of use in this application.
-
- Thanks in advance for your assistance.
-
- bruce tulloch
-
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