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Subject: Re: *two* LocalTalk cards in a PCRouter!, bridging AppleTalk? IP?
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Date: 15 Jan 91 00:45:54 GMT
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>Now for some questions:
> has anyone modified PCRoute to accept the LocalTalk card made by Apple. I 
>borrowed one and it didn't work, nor would TOPS software recognize it. I 
>assume it has a completely different programmatic interface. Presumably 
>quite a bit of the AppleTalk protocol is handled by the 65xx processor on 
>the card, furthermore the latest version of the software handles a network 
>running AppleTalk phase 2, which might be handy for some folks. I donUt 
>know whether the latest TOPS software driver does that, nor have I tried 
>hard to get it to work, but would like to hear from anyone who has. I 
>donUt know much about DaynaUs LocalTalk board either.

The programming interface of TOPS and Apple drivers are the same (the
same is true for Dayna). For AppleTalk driver that comes with
AppleShare PC2.0, you have to run COMPAT.COM for compatibility with
the AppleTalk driver version 1.0 that uses interupt 60 for driver calls.

Andy Maas
Networking & Communication Systems
Stanford University