Re: CF Wifi on Apple 2 possible??

[heliboy2003@yahoo.com.tw]

On 3月23日, 下午1時47分, "Glenn Jones" <glenn.jo...@a2central.com.remove-lg7-
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> heliboy2003 wrote:
> > On 3月23日, 上午11時51分, aiiad...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> On Mar 22, 8:27 pm, heliboy2...@yahoo.com.tw wrote:
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> >>>> I have some wishful plans to reuse this
> >>>>http://www.harbaum.org/till/spi2cf/index.shtml
> >>> 4. So the only possible way is to install the OS on your host
> >>> (microcontroller) and you need network driver and TCP/IP stack in
> >>> order to communicate with other WiFi device.
> >> That's why the link that Glenn supplied is something that caught his
> >> eye..
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> >> It is a (Prism WLAN interface) compact flash ---to---> AVR
> >> microcontroller project.
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> >> The AVR is already present on the PsuedoDisk card by Alex Freed:http://www.mirrow.com/FPGApple/pseudodisk.html
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> >> So in theory you could modify the PsuedoDisk card to include a
> >> wireless
> >> LAN interface.
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> >> The WLAN interface mentioned on the site has documentation on how
> >> to communicate, interface to it.
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> >> It would be great to add an expansion connector to Alex's board, and
> >> piggyback
> >> new functions to the board..  I know there are plenty of neat AVR
> >> projects on the
> >> net.
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> >> Rich
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> > Hi Rich,
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> > You are absolutely correct, it's a "PRISM" chip to AVR project, but
> > don't forget, the Prism chip is not a popular chip used in current
> > WLAN product after Intersil sold the WLAN division twice and now is a
> > division of Conexant. As I heard from my friend in WiFi industry, the
> > visibility of Prism chip used in current WiFi card is way too low, and
> > you may have difficulty to get a card using Prism chip.
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> Yeah, the prism based CF products we are interested in are 802.11b. They
> are not being made anymore (the industry has moved on to 802.11g and now
> n) but you can still find them around. There are several different
> brands available Linksys, Trendnet, Netgear, D-Link,  and Zonet. More
> then enough for the numbers that would be used by AppleII hobbiests.
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> Another good source of info is Fred Eady's book - Implementing 802.11
> with Microcontrollers - it covers the AirDrop A (AVR) and  Airdrop P
> (PIC) based boards ... I have an AirDropP.
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> Glenn
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Just wondering, what is the real air-to-air data transfer rate that
AirDrop can achieve?