Re: Apple IIe TCP-IP w/ LANceGS Card

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Bill Garber wrote:

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>The main problem with the LANceGS ethernet card is price.
>At $150+ when network cards for PC and Mac are $10-$15,
>it's not a good deal, not to mention that the software is
>lacking. Contiki looked good for a while, but the lack of
>interrupt timing, I think that was the problem, is holding
>it back on the Apple IIs. I wonder, does the LANceGS provide
>interrupts? If so, then Contiki could be made to work with
>it. Has anyone looked into that? Maybe Joachim could drop
>his price a bit if he was guaranteed a flow of sales. Just
>a thought.

The problem with Contiki is not a timing interrupt source--
that's a fairly small technical problem that may not even
be necessary.  The problem is that no one has been willing
to devote enough time to doing the port.

I suspect that the cost of the LANceGS is part of the problem,
too, since most //e owners see it as too expensive for the benefit
that they are likely to receive from it.

It is a classic "chicken and egg" problem, exacerbated by the
relatively small pool of potentially interested buyers.

-michael

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