Re: HELP: Contiki for Apple II sightly held up on networking question

[andrew.roughan@writeme.com (Roughana)]

obsbedia2@aol.com (Obsbedia2) wrote in message news:<20030708234253.20792.00000066@mb-m10.aol.com>...
> << Subject: Re: HELP: Contiki for Apple II sightly held up on networking
> question
> From: "Sheldon Simms" sheldonsimms@yahoo.com 
> Date: Tue, Jul 8, 2003 9:24 AM
> Message-id: <pan.2003.07.08.17.24.03.364140@yahoo.com>
> 
> On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 14:53:37 +0000, Obsbedia2 wrote:
> 
> > There seems to be some doubt about whether Apple II computers can be
>  networked.
> > I thought they could, since there are networking cards for Apple IIe and IIgs
> > computers.
> 
> Who is doubting it? >>
> 
> 
> Adam Thornton
> Well, my goal with the Apple Contiki is to get it working with a Super
> Serial Card, because I have one of those.  Unless I am mistaken (and I
> might well be) the Apple port doesn't currently have network support. 
> Or does it?
> 
> Adam

There are many ways to "network" an Apple II.
One way of networking is to use TCP/IP.
There is currently no support for TCP/IP on an Apple IIe.
The Contiki project is a 6502 based TCP/IP implementation that
includes a PPP interface.

The porting of Contiki to the Apple IIe would probably involve
creating a PPP interface that supported the Apple Super Serial Card or
some other serial card, or internal modem card. Another option is to
support the LANceGS card.

Cheers,
Andrew