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> In article <1gqaiuEINNhdo@uni-erlangen.de> 
   mskuhn@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de writes:
>>unikjtf@uts.uni-c.dk (Jan Ferre') writes:
>>
>>>Why not define interfaces for specific computerseries operating systems ...
>>>   Interface to TP is done via device OSITP on DOS.

In article <1h6qdjINNmhj@bnsgd245.bnr.co.uk> iann@bnr.co.uk (Ian Newman) writes:
> What is the difference between .. propose and TLI, .. XTI  ..

> Agreed! Let's use the ones that are available!

  I think the original poster was concentrating on DOS. The scene is 
not so clear there, as it is with UNIX (TLI/socket etc).

  There is the X-APIA specification for X.400 access. And other than that
only things like NETBIOS, or packet driver at lower layers. Not useful.

  (Am I missing something ?)  If not, perhaps there is some scope
for defining an interface standard for DOS accessing lower layer too.

  Perhaps, if something like the Mess-DOS ISODE port is ported to such a
standard it can gain some momentum. It can give the mix-and-match
power that the packet driver gave you at the NIU card level.

-- shrikumar ( shri@legato.cs.umass.edu, shri@iucaa.ernet.in )

PS: BTW, is there a copy of the XAPIA on-line somewhere ? (dont think so ;)