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- From: Michael Smith <miff@apanix.apana.org.au>
- Subject: Re: Adding extra width to the filesystem interface
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1993 10:42:21 -17634834 (DST)
- In-Reply-To: <9311251130.AA13478@phlem.ph.kcl.ac.uk> from "sjg@phlem.ph.kcl.ac.uk" at Nov 25, 93 11:30:17 am
-
- >I have all the mail going back to January this year. I expect people
- >have earlier messages, though. It took me a while to realise this
- >list existed...
- >
- >If you want this archived into a file, let me know ...
-
- Well, if you're in a position to mail it to me, or put it up for ftp, I'd
- appreciate it 100%
-
- >> Some time ago, a friend and I started work on an ethernet interface unit
- >> for the ST, as much as a learning experience as anything else. Since
- >> then, it's come along slowly, and developed into a somewhat more diverse
- >> device, however it's roots as a SCSI/ACSI <--> ethernet adapter remain.
- >> (cause the first)
- >
- >Wow! Is it cheap? Are you going to release the circuit diagrams/
- >software ?
-
- Umm. That's a tough one. At the moment, he's just discovered women, so it's
- back on the shelf for a month or two, but the plan is to manufacture &
- sell the units as cheaply as possible. (target retail is sub A$400)
- As far as schematics are concerned, that's something anyone could brew
- up 8) (Z180, 5380, j.random ethernet chipset)
-
- The software is the sticking point - until we're sure where it is going
- and will fit, the unit can't progress much further.
-
- >Have you looked at the MiNT-ip list ? Someone has unix-domain sockets
- >working under MiNT (I've got the source if you're interested). There
- >is a group working on adding ip-domain sockets on top of this code..
- >Unfortuantely, most of the ip list is in German - this has changed,
- >but then the list went rather quiet...
-
- I heard about the list, but never had any success joining it - I believe
- (courtesy of another reply) that daniel rosen is running it, so I'll
- hit him and see what happens 8) I can handle a reasonable degree of
- german before my face goes blue.
-
- >Yeah, or a loadable device-driver (that's how socket.xdd does it). I
- >think most of the calls are implemented using ioctl
-
- But using a loadable device driver means you lose out on the easy way to
- implement read() and write() - it makes the library side modifications
- quite heavy as far as I can tell, and makes inheriting your parent's
- sockets pretty messy. (I may have the stick by the wrong end here)
-
- >I'm interested in your ethernet adaptor interface. If you need
- >details of the ip list (I've got the complete archive) or you want
- >the MiNT archive, just drop me a line...
-
- Both would be very wonderful 8)
-
- >Simon.
-
- --
- # mike smith : miff@apanix.apana.org.au - Silicon grease monkey #
- # "The question 'why are the fundamental laws of nature mathematical' #
- # then invites the trivial response 'because we define as fundamental #
- # those laws which are mathematical'". Paul Davies, _The_Mind_of_God_. #
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