Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!ANDREW.CMU.EDU!ddp+ From: ddp+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Drew Daniel Perkins) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: Re: standard interface Message-ID: Date: Fri, 6-Nov-87 19:41:11 EST Article-I.D.: andrew.oVYWy9y00UoJytM3i9 Posted: Fri Nov 6 19:41:11 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 8-Nov-87 22:46:14 EST References: <8711061732.AA04324@opal.berkeley.edu> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 11 Greg, A TSR for "standardized" socket calls is exactly what I am suggesting. This would allow exactly what you desire for compatibility. Someone could buy FTP Softwares PC/TCP or IBM PC/IP or SU's PC/IP or SUN's NFS or whatever. They could base their decision on whatever they wanted, price, features, performance, etc. However, if they wrote to the socket interface, they could still run it on any PC no matter who's PC/IP is on it. People who really want high performance could write to their vendors "fast" interface, trading off portability. Drew