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Path: ulowell!miner
From: miner@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu (Richard Miner)
Newsgroups: mod.computers.apollo
Subject: Communicating over ethernet to non-apollo systems.
Message-ID: <1023@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu>
Date: 8 Feb 87 15:01:54 GMT
Organization: University of Lowell
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I have seen demos between Apollos and other systems, such as the TI-explorer,
that demonstrate the ability to communicate over ethernet.  My favorite
it the net-work bouncing ball demo, but between completely different systems
like the two mentioned above.

We are going to be receiving  some ethernet boards for several souped-up
Commodore Amiga workstations  I would like to develop and demonstrate an 
ability to closely couple these systems with our 30+ node apollo network.
Once Apollo gets their NFS out the door (soon I hear) we will be able to 
move files around; but getting remote processes to communicate is also 
a goal.

Does anyone one know what routines and protocalls I would need to support 
remote process communication on the Amiga?  Should these routines be suplied 
with my ethernet card?  Are there sources available for the Apollo specific 
routines?  I believe that there is source for network-balls, would it need 
to be changed much once I had the proper software up on the Amiga?

Thanks,
-- 
Rich Miner   ...!wanginst!ulowell!miner
Ulowell, Center for Productivity Enhancement        (617) 452-5000 x2693
HAL hears the Amiga9000 series is not selling. "Please explain Dave. Why 
aren't Amiga9000's selling?" Bowman hesitates, "You aren't IBM compatible."