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Do you still have any of the relevant software or documentation? I am looking for the Apple A/UX Device Driver Kit (APDA M8037/B), which should include a book

by mietek 7y ago

Do you still have any of the relevant software or documentation? I am looking for the Apple A/UX Device Driver Kit (APDA M8037/B), which should include a book titled “Building A/UX Device Drivers”. I am specifically interested in driver source code. Here is an incomplete list of A/UX software and documentation of which I am aware. Helping preserve any of the missing items would be highly appreciated. https://gist.github.com/mietek/174b27e879a7b83d502a351ea3aaa831 https://gist.github.com/mietek/174b27e879a7b83d502a351ea3aaa... My contact information is in my profile.

jamesfmilne 7y ago
I'm also looking for this documentation as I'm working on a new Ethernet card for the Mac SE/30. http://www.mactothefuture.org/ http://www.mactothefuture.org/
- RodgerTheGreat 7y ago
  Cool project! Do you have any plans to make these cards available to hobbyists when you have the drivers worked out? I've always thought it would be amazing if somebody developed an ethernet interface for the 100-series powerbooks. It would certainly make it easier to transfer files to and from my trusty Powerbook 180.
  - jamesfmilne 7y ago
    Yeah, the plan is to open-source everything including PCB designs, drivers and CPLD firmware. I'm not sure if it would be possible to redesign the card to fit in a Powerbook 100-series though. The Powerbook 180 appears to have a modem expansion slot but that doesn't give access to the processor bus AFAICS.
- Taniwha 7y ago
  If we can't find the docs try the BSD 4.1/4.2 docs, A/UX is essentially UniPlus which was vanilla AT&T System V with Berkeley 4.1 networking added, the Apple team upgraded things to BSD 4.2 networking by A/UX 3.0
  - jamesfmilne 7y ago
    I found some source code for UniPlus v1.5 for the Apple LISA. https://github.com/arcanebyte/uniplus https://github.com/arcanebyte/uniplus The 3Com Ethernet driver looks very similar to the one from the 4.2 BSD distribution. https://github.com/arcanebyte/uniplus/blob/master/v1.5/sys/if_ec.c https://github.com/arcanebyte/uniplus/blob/master/v1.5/sys/i... So I'll need to see if I can emulate how drivers are linked in and probed.
    - Taniwha 7y ago
      That's much older than A/UX, likely v7 or System III based with BSD4.1 networking (We did both V7 and SIII ports to the Lisa)
      - mietek 7y ago
        Any luck looking for those A/UX materials? I have no way to contact you outside HN. Please drop me an email or a tweet.
Taniwha 7y ago
I'll have to go and look when I get home from xmas, I used to have a complete set of the v1.0 docs, I'm not sure I still have them though I can probably help with drivers if you get stuck. (bearing in mind that it was 30 odd years ago)

by mietek 7y ago

jamesfmilne 7y ago

I'm also looking for this documentation as I'm working on a new Ethernet card for the Mac SE/30. http://www.mactothefuture.org/ http://www.mactothefuture.org/

RodgerTheGreat 7y ago
Cool project! Do you have any plans to make these cards available to hobbyists when you have the drivers worked out? I've always thought it would be amazing if somebody developed an ethernet interface for the 100-series powerbooks. It would certainly make it easier to transfer files to and from my trusty Powerbook 180.
- jamesfmilne 7y ago
  Yeah, the plan is to open-source everything including PCB designs, drivers and CPLD firmware. I'm not sure if it would be possible to redesign the card to fit in a Powerbook 100-series though. The Powerbook 180 appears to have a modem expansion slot but that doesn't give access to the processor bus AFAICS.
Taniwha 7y ago
If we can't find the docs try the BSD 4.1/4.2 docs, A/UX is essentially UniPlus which was vanilla AT&T System V with Berkeley 4.1 networking added, the Apple team upgraded things to BSD 4.2 networking by A/UX 3.0
- jamesfmilne 7y ago
  I found some source code for UniPlus v1.5 for the Apple LISA. https://github.com/arcanebyte/uniplus https://github.com/arcanebyte/uniplus The 3Com Ethernet driver looks very similar to the one from the 4.2 BSD distribution. https://github.com/arcanebyte/uniplus/blob/master/v1.5/sys/if_ec.c https://github.com/arcanebyte/uniplus/blob/master/v1.5/sys/i... So I'll need to see if I can emulate how drivers are linked in and probed.
  - Taniwha 7y ago
    That's much older than A/UX, likely v7 or System III based with BSD4.1 networking (We did both V7 and SIII ports to the Lisa)
    - mietek 7y ago
      Any luck looking for those A/UX materials? I have no way to contact you outside HN. Please drop me an email or a tweet.

Taniwha 7y ago

I'll have to go and look when I get home from xmas, I used to have a complete set of the v1.0 docs, I'm not sure I still have them though I can probably help with drivers if you get stuck. (bearing in mind that it was 30 odd years ago)