jason@madnix.UUCP (Jason Blochowiak) (05/24/90)
In article <1990May20.202548.26650@laguna.ccsf.caltech.edu> toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes: > [A whole bunch o' stuff regarding SLIP, FTP, and some other stuff] >When I can get my hands on ORCA/C 1.1 and Toolbox Ref 3 (it better have the >AppleTalk tools in it) What AppleTalk tools? There's a ton of useful new information (and more than 2 corrections) in vol. 3 beta, but nothing related to AppleTalk (well, there's probably some stuff in the Print Mgr chapter, but I doubt that that's what you're looking for). I don't recall anything in the beta GS/OS vols, but there may be something (a quick scan of the chapter and sections for both vols didn't reveal anything, but it was a mighty quick scan). However, if there is, it's almost certainly tied to either the SCC Manager (which I don't think you want to do anything with directly), the AppleTalk driver (same thing), or the AppleShare thingie (what, driver or FST? I dunno - I haven't used it). However, the "AppleShare Programmer's Guide for the Apple II" does have some useful stuff in it. I you're going to be doing AppleTalk stuff on any II, then you need that puppy. Oh, just remembered, you do need to know how to do device specific calls to GS/OS to access the stuff through GS/OS, but you can go direct to the driver once you know that ATalk is around. There's support for LAP, DDP, NBP, ATP, ZIP, ASP (I assume client-side only), PAP, RPM, and PFI, with enough call parameter lists to make you ill... > then I am going to attempt to port a Telnet program >to the GS. One of my friends is slowly coaxing MacNet into using NCSA's >LocalTalk drivers, and when he's finished I can attempt to port the C code over >and see what I can do about the rest. > >Actually, I'd rather someone put the new cross-development tools to the test >by attempting a straight port of NCSA telnet... it is certainly adequate for >what most of us do. New x-dev tools? The only ones that are new (within the last year) are things like RezIIgs/DeRezIIgs and improved versions of older tools (I dunno if DuplicateIIgs is new or not). The assembler is still v1.0.0 (with new interfaces provided with the beta tools), and the C compiler is v1.0.1 (same deal on the interfaces). There aren't too many bugs in the things (at least not that I've found - I _might_ have found one), and I'd be willing to bet that the folks at Apple and Claris have put them through their paces (given that the System Software and AppleWorks GS were [at least in their most recent incarnations] written using them). Besides, isn't it likely that an AppleTalk network that's connected to the InterNet would be Mac-infested? In that case, you could just use existing tools on a borrowed Mac, stick the files you FTP'ed (or whatever'ed) onto a server, then go back to the gs and bring the files to it from the server. Granted, it'd be nice not to have to go through the bother, but still... >Todd Whitesel >toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu -- Jason Blochowiak - jason@madnix.UUCP or, try: astroatc!nicmad!madnix!jason@spool.cs.wisc.edu "Education, like neurosis, begins at home." - Milton R. Saperstein