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

["Glenn Jones" <rg.jones@rogers.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
20040303034726.06571.00000766@mb-m05.aol.com">news:20040303034726.06571.00000766@mb-m05.aol.com...
> Glenn Jones wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >TW3100A chip supports 2 modes of operation. Embedded TCP/IP or RAW mode.
> >
> >In RAW MAC mode, any software based TCP/IP stack should be able to
interface
> >to this mode. This would include Marinetti at the Link layer or lwIP or
uIP.
> >
> >In the Embedded TCP/IP mode you have direct support for TCP, UDP and IP
but
> >you are limited to 4 concurrent sessions. Using RAW MAC mode you may or
may
> >not have that limitation depending on the implementation.
> >
> >I am just starting to delve into Adams code so I am not sure which
direction
> >I am headed in just yet.
>
> For the 8-bit Apples, embedded TCP/IP sounds like the better solution.
>
> This bypasses all the issues of running a TCP/IP stack on the //e, yet
> provides all the connectivity.  Raw mode would be better suited to
> implementing protocols other than TCP/IP.
>
> -michael
>
> Check out amazing quality sound for 8-bit Apples on my
> Home page:  http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/


Yes, in RAW mode the module behaves like a NIC card and any protocol stack
could be adapted to use it  including TCP/IP .... at the cost of memory ....

SNA on Apple II anyone .... :O)

Glenn