jrd@STONY-BROOK.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM (John R. Dunning) (08/25/86)
Has anybody out there done anything along the lines of replacing the stock driver for the 850 interface? What I'm after is info about what frames one has to send to the thing to control it, and how to set up the DCB etc to make it all happen. The ulterior motive is that I'm looking to invent a pseudo device that (transparently to the upper level application) uses some file protocol (say Kermit) over a serial line to something on the other end. I've poked around in the supplied driver but it's not obvious what's going on or why. Any info, or pointers to it will be appreciated.
jhs@mitre-bedford.ARPA (08/26/86)
The O/S manual, Atari Part Number CO16555, Section 9, has a detailed discussion of how the Serial I/O bus works in general. I haven't run across a detailed manual on the 850 that describes the built-in driver. I would be interested if your inquiry leads you to such a manual. -John Sangster jhs@mitre-bedford.arpa