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- From: bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar)
- Subject: Re: Status of Apple IIGS Ethernet Card?
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- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 05:11:52 GMT
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- jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L. Brookes) writes:
-
- > Mark Day wrote:
- >>It's a very complex project -- the card is more complex than a IIe, almost
- >>as complex as a IIGS. It just takes time to get things working right and
- >>then tested on a reasonable variety of systems.
-
- >I don't think so :-) Everyone knows that the GS is more complex than the
- >Space Shuttle, ya know ;)
-
- >Honestly though, I don't see how the Ethertalk card could be that complex.
- >I'm not trying to dog you, I can understand if you have limited time to devote
- >to such a product. I just don't see it as being "more complex than a IIe".
-
- James, according to my understanding of the project it's got a 65816
- on it to handle processing of incoming data and the lower couple
- AppleTalk protocols. The software right there is bigger than a IIe ROM.
- Also, cramming all that stuff onto an interface card probably requires
- more thought as to noise problems, heat, hysteresis, etc. I can
- easily imagine the complexity of the card.
-
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