[comp.binaries.mac] Macintosh Technical Notes - 201 ReadPacket Clarification

bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) (10/30/88)

[Macintosh Technical Notes - 201 ReadPacket Clarification]

This technical note clears up some confusion  concerning  the  low-level
function  ReadPacket.  This  function is called by protocol handlers and
socket listeners.

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