Re: LANceGS Ethernet Card: First Look

[Bryan Villados <news001@nospam_macgeek.org>]

>     I'm fairly decent with tcp/ip code, and I'm doing my best to learn asm
> for the 6502 and 816. Even starting to pick up some about the a2 'api', and
> I'm fairly confident that I will be able to write (or port from gnu apps, as
> the case may be) not only an email client/newsgroup reader, but even a
> decent text web browser. I'm pretty familiar with http, and html is
> generally pretty decent to parse. So don't even give up on the web searches,
> ok? However, you may have to wait awhile before I start coding the flash
> plugin ;)
>     As it stands now, if you want to pre-order a kit, and you only have a
> IIe to put it in, that would give us more incentive to make sure it works
> for yours. Just let me know. (Projected price of ~$45)

Is a DHCP package also going to be created on top of the TCP/IP code
you'll be writing? Also, I'm seeing a trend of ISPs that provide DSL
connectivity moving towards PPPoE, or "PPP over Ethernet". It would be
cool if that was also supported.

And on the side, is anyone writing a IRC application for 8-bit Apple
IIe's that'll support the TCP/IP implementation? If the API for the
TCP/IP module is published ahead of time, then people can start the
application development process (IRC, FTP, Telnet, etc.)

One more thought... This may be totally in left field, but it would be
cool if the TCP/IP module could be linked to applications very similar
to that of a Hayes Micromodem II or Apple Super Serial APIs. Then that
way, you could use existing applications, such as ProTERM, and utilize
their features, such as VT102 emulation for Telnet access. Why
re-invent the wheel? :)