On Sep 23, 11:38 pm, schmidtd<schmi...@my-deja.com> wrote:
On Sep 23, 8:25 pm, A2Aviator<a2avia...@gmail.com> wrote:
The Workstation Card is basically it's own entity. Similar in design
flow to the Ethernet cards written about here:http://apple2.org/AIIEthernet.html
Everything onboard is on the other side of the 65C02, accessible via
that firmware.
Yep, ok, the Pascal 1.1 entry points seem to work reasonably well (I'm
still not getting recognizable data, but I must be doing something
else wrong). So that's no longer a mystery. I do still wonder if
there's firmware buried in there that will reroute input/output the
way IN#2/PR#2 do for normal serial cards.
Thinking some more... here's the extent of what the manual says about
using serial ports:
"More about the ports: Although the top port is designated for a
LocalTalk cable, both ports can function as serial ports, thus giving
you great flexibility on one card. For example, with one workstation
card installed in your computer, you can connect to a network and also
a local printer. Another way to take advantage of the card is to use
it to connect two serial devices to one slot in your computer."
Errr, how, exactly?
The Pascal entry points take care of one of the ports. (I guess the
bottom one.) But how would they offer serial access to both ports in
one slot?