Re: Porting the TFE (Re: IIgs and OS X filesharing solutions)

[Robert Steinmetz <not-rsteinmetz@mindspring.com>]

Glenn Jones wrote:

> "Rob Steinmetz" <rsteinmetz@-no-mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> > Glenn Jones wrote:
> >
> > > > I notice you are using a GS to test your card. Are you
> > > > anticipating it will work in an Apple ][? IF it is similar to a
> > > > TFE, it may enable a TCPIP stack to written or adapetd to the
> > > > Apple ][.
> > >
> > >
> > > I fired up my platinum IIe and the card works the same way in that
>
> machine
>
> > > as the IIgs
> > >
> > > At least so far
> > >
> > > Glenn    :O)
> >
> > Thats good news. Do you have any idea what the cost of a
> > manufactured board would be?
>
>
> My guess would be $50 on the low side and $75 on high side ....the biggest
> cost factor after the module would be the PCB board and possibly assembly if
> the rest of the components are SMT (so we can shrink the board size down).
>
> I would like to make it 2.5" (size of the 50 pin edge connector) by what
> ever the maximum height needed would be to contain the rest of the
> components - 1.5" minimum
>
> Glenn   :O)


I just looked up the board on the internet its 
interesting. Are you aware that there is sample source 
available for their evaluation board? Also the 
following  protocols are supported : TCP, IP, UDP, 
ICMP, ARP, DLC and MAC included (Application protocols 
such as DHCP, HTTP, SMTP and PING are also included.)

--
Rob

"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be 
explained by stupidity."