To: Bob Bailey Gary Butts - APG Date: Sept. 6, 1984 Dave Christensen - APG Mike Clark - APG Burrell Smith From: Peter Ashkin Subj: Front Desk Bus - An Alternative Proposal - REV 1.2 To make the "Front Desk Bus" a more fleiible and powerful interface, I believe that it should have the following properties: 1. The bus shall be bidirectional. [An input only bus is too restrictive.] 2. Each device on the.bus has a .un~que address... For. t>ractical purposed the address.range should be 0 - 15. Some of these addresses may be reserved for broadcasting universal messages. [This seems like a sane number of devices, particularly since there e1ists today only three devices; keyboard, keypad and mouse.) 3. All command tr11ns11ctio11s shall be fired Jen11h (recommended to be 8 bits). All d11t11 tr1111sactio11s shall be fired length (recommended 10 be 16 bits). [This facilitates the decoding of commands by devices of limited intelligence.) 4. The host shall be the undisputed bus master. /This removes any questions of who's controlling the bus./ 5. There shall be a limited number of commands. Commands should be broken into two grO\IPS, basic commands (TALI: and LISTBN) which all devices on the bus shall understand; and advanced commands which only intelligent devices (as appropriate) should understand. (This makes the command interpreter, be it hardware or software, simple,. It also allows more compleI devices to used some of the "fancier" features of the bus.) 6. There shall be only one active talker on the bus at any time, this may be the host or a remote device. [When a new device is commanded to TALI:, an old device that was addressed to T AL[ is "untalked".] Front Desk Bus September 6, 1984 7. Bus must accept devices that talk at different speeds. The host, at a minimum, must be able to listen at various speeds. (This implies that the data on the bus must be "self-clocked". By not rigidly fixing the speed of transmission, the bus does not need to be crystal (etc.) controlled.] 8. There can be multiple active listeners on the bus. (LISTEN commands are additive, as needed, multiple devices can be addressed to listen. To remove a selected listener, a special "unlisten" command is sent to globally deselect all listeners.) 9. An interrupt mechanism must be available which circumvents the needs to poll devices that need service. [Since the bus is relatively slow, the interrupt latency time in a polled environment is long. The ability to interrupt the master for service is important.] 10. There shall exist a mechanism that sends a unique message that puts all devices on the bus into the command (reset) mode.. .{This is important if for some r~ason.the bus gets "hung".) ... 11. There should be a minimum number of "time-outs" needed on the bus. The only needed time out should be to time out a non-responsive talker. (Timers are ugly, but waiting for a dead device is uglier.] 12. Hand-off of the bus from the master to a talker and /Jack again must be…

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° United States Patent [19] [11] Patent Number: 4,912,627 Ashkin et al. [45] Date of Patent: Mar. 27, 1990 [54] METHOD FOR STORING A SECOND 0104545 4/1984 European Pat. Off. . NUMBER AS A COMMAND ADDRESS OF A 59-52331 3/1984 Japan . FIRST PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND A THIRD - 1508854 4/1978 United Kingdom . NUMBER AS A COMMAND ADDRESS OF A Moheeee lose uted Kingdom - SECOND PERIPHERAL DEVICE 2035636 6/1980 United Kingdom . 2070826 5/1984 United Kingdom . a 4 . 0143160 6/1985 United Kingdom . [75] Inventors: Gant Glenda Gatos: Michael 2167274 5/1986 United Kingdom . ? . 0207313 1/1987 United Kingdom . [73] Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, OTHER PUBLICATIONS ; Hill et al., “Dynamic Device Address Assignment [21] Appl. No.: 132,123 Mechanism”, IBM TDB vol. 23, No. 8, Jan. 1981, pp. [22] Filed: Dec, 14, 1987 3564-3565. 7 Search Report, dated May 21, 1986, for British Patent Related U.S. Application Data Application No. 8607632. sotct Primary Examiner—Thomas C. Le: 62] Di . No. 765,396, Aug. 14, 1985. ry © [62] ivision of Ser. No ue 9 Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & [51] Int. C14 GO6F 13/42 Zafman [52] U.S. Cl. 364/200; 364/229.2; 364/240.8; 364/261; 364/284.3; 340/825.52 [57] ABSTRACT [58] Field of Search ... 364/200 MS File, 900 MS File, 4 method for transferring data on a communication 364/514; 340/825.08, 825.07, 825.50, 825.52, medium between a host computer and a plurality of 825.22; 370/85 peripheral devices coupled to the medium at a plurality [56] References Cited of first address locations, including first and second U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,221,307 11/1965 3,646,534 3,715,725 3,787,627 3,836,888 3,863,025 3,979,723 4,063,220 12/1977 4,071,908 4,345,250 4,360,870 4,373,181 4,442,502 4,498,169. 4,562,535" 12/1985 4,568,930 Manning et al. . Miller ........ Kievit et al. .. Abramson et Boenke et al. Gonsewski et al. . Hughes et al. ... Metcalfe et al. .. Brophy et al. Jacobsthal McVey ...... Chisholm et al. Friend et al. Rozumus .. Vincent et al. Livingston et al. 2/1972 2/1973 1/1974 9/1974 1/1975 9/1976 1/1978 8/1982 11/1982 2/1983 4/1984 2/1985 2/1986 (List continued on next page.) 364/200 - 360/40 364/900 - 370/67 364/200 « 375/55 - 370/88 X 340/825.5 .-. 364/900 340/825.5 364/200 364/200 364/900. - 370/85 364/200 340/825.5 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 0051425 5/1982 European Pat. Off. . ‘STO SENDING SET COLLISION tare Wective Tue AS SET cOLLisiON unre 73" peripheral devices at a one of the first address locations. The host computer transmits a plurality of first signals to the one of the first address locations requesting any peripheral devices at the one of the first address loca- tions to transmit data to the host computer. The first peripheral device senses the medium to determine if the medium is currently in use. The second peripheral de- vice senses the medium to determine if the medium is currently in use. The first peripheral device transmit data to the host computer when the medium is not in use.…

by Jonathan D. Simonoff for Macintosh User Education Apple Computer, Inc. ~=========~- The Usa Applications .ToolKit Reference ~ ~ for SOftware Oevelqes ~le has.8 low-cost l1cens~ progJarlt, Which permtts deVelopers Of software for the Lisa to lrlCOrporate ~1e-deVelq)ed libraries code files am ooject Into their pl'tlOJets. Both In-twJuse n2 external distribution l8(JJlre a llcense. Before d1st.rlbut1~ eI'ly procl.Cts that lrmrporate ~le software, please contact SOftware Llcens~ at the dJIess below for bOth llcens~ ens tecmlcal lnformatlcn el983 by ~le ~r, 1m 20525 Martel'll AVfnIJ ~rt1ro, California 9501" (408)996-1010 ~le, LIsa, am the ~le 10',1) are tradellmkS of ~le ~r, 1m Sirrulta'leOUSly pt.a)lished In the USA am C8aada. o.tmner satlsfactkIl If you discover physical defects In the fTlEI'U8ls dlst.rlbuted wltn a Lisa ~ or In the media on Whidl a software procl.lct Is dlstrlbuted, ~le will replace the doa.mentatlon or media at no aage to you ~ the 9O-day periOd after yoo pulctaseeJ the procl.Ict. In acJdlUoo, If ~le releases a correcUve l4)date to a software ~t ~ tne 9O-day periOd after you purchased the SOftwre, ~e ~. replace the appllcable dlSkettes n:J doa.mentaUoo with the revised version at no Charge to you (ln1ng tile six maltns after tile date of pulChaSe. In scme COU'ltries tile replacement periOd may be different; CheCk with your auttoriZed LIsa dealer. Return 8l)' Item to be replaced with proof of pUJChase to ~eor to CI'l auttorlzed Usa dealer. UmltaUm m W8rIaltJes 8'ld LJabWty . All lrT1lUecJ ~tles concerning tnts rnerud and media, inclUdIng lrT1l11ed warrantles of merchantablllty ns ntness for a particular purpose, are llmltecl In maration to ninety (90) days fnm the date of original retall purchaSe of tnlsprocl.lcl Even tI'loUCJ1 ~le teas tested the software deSCrlbed In this fTlEI'U8l em revte'Ned its CCIltents, ne1tner ~le ror Its SOftware ~llers make 81y warranty or representatlo\ eltner ~ress or lrT1l11ed, with respect to this mcrual or to the software CleSCrlbed In tills rnn.taL tnetr quality, perforrrsa, merchantabWty, or fltness fOr any particular purpose. ~ a result, this SOftware a'O fTlEI'U8l are sold -as Is,: am you the purchaSer are asst.mlrYJ tne enUre rlsk as to their quality and peJ'fOrmallC8. In ro event will ~le or Its software ~llers be 11able for dlrect, lndlrect, special, lrotdentaL or ca aseQJenUal da'nageS resultlBJ fnrn CI'ly defeet In tne software or rnn.taL even· If they haVe been adVlsed of the possibility Of sucn dErnages. In particular, they shall haVe no llabllity for any prograns or data stored In or used wttn ~e ~ts, Iroludlr¥J the costs of recovering or reprocl.lc~ these PTOQJCITlS or data. The warranty and remedies set forth aboVe are excluslw and In lieu of all others, oral or written., express or lrT1l11ed. ~ ~le dealer, agent or ~loyee Is authorlzed to make SlY modlflcatlon, exta.slon or ardtlon to this warranty. some states do not allow the exclus100 or llmltatloo of lrT1lUed…

AE6 Hardware External Reference Specification Version 1.0 October, 1986 Richard Hausman Mark Hoke 3Com Corporation 1365 Shorebird Way P.O. Box 7390 Mountain View, California 94039 USA AE6 External Reference Specification Contents Page Introduction 2 Overview Resources 3 Architecture 3 Network Interface Controller 3 Local Memory 3 Address Assignments 4 NIC Register Addresses 5 Technical Specifications NuBus line usage Voltage Tolerance Isolation Voltage Power Dissipation Temperature Variation Humidity Transceiver Selection; BNC Mode External Transceiver Mode Jumper Pin Block BNC Pin Assignments 15 Pin D Connector diagram 15 Pin D Connector signals 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 Programmatic Guidelines Programmatic Recommendations and Notes 9 Recommended Programming Sequences: Initialization Transmit Receive 10 AE6 Block Diagram 3Com Corporation - Proprietary and Confidential AE6 External Reference Specification 11 12 13 page 1 of 13 10/07/86 AE6 External Reference Specification Contents Page Introduction 2 Overview Resources 3 Architecture 3 Network Interface Controller 3 Local Memory 3 Address Assignments 4 NIC Register Addresses s Technical Specifications NuBus line usage Voltage Tolerance Isolation Voltage Power Dissipation Temperature Variation Humidity Transceiver Selection: BNC Mode External Transceiver Mode Jumper Pin Block BNC Pin Assignments 15 Pin D Connector diagram 15 Pin D Connector signals 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 Programmatic Guidelines AE6 Programmatic Recommendations and Notes 9 Recommended Programming Sequences: Initialization Transmit Receive 10 11 12 Block Diagram 13 3Com Corporation - Proprietary and Confidential External Reference Specification AE6 page 1 of 13 10/07/86 Introduction; The AE6 is a non-intelligent Ethernet adapter for the Apple NuBus personal computer. It makes use of a 3 chip LAN chipset from National Semiconductor Corp. The 3 chips are a Network Interface Controller (NIC), Serial Network Interface (SNI), and a Coax Transceiver Interface (CTI). This document provides both technical specifications for the adapter card and programatic guidelines specific to the AE6 implementation. The document may be used in conjunction with National's specification document titled DP8390/NS32490 Network Interface Controller (preliminary edition dated July, 1986). 3Com Corporation - Proprietary and Confidential AE6 External Reference Specification page 2 of 13 10/07/86 Qyeryiew Resources; * 16K bytes of RAM * 32K bytes of ROM * Apple NuBus interface * * * on-board 'Thin Net• transceiver multipacket buffering 'Thick Net• tranceiver connection Architecture: The AE6 is a low cost Ethernet adapter designed to provide the Apple PC to Ethernet connection. It supports back to back packet reception with multi-packet buffering using a 16K byte dual ported local memory. The adapter is structured to allow host access for fault isolation. Network Interface Controller: The Netw…

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Read This First I Contents of Package II elaseal and ToolKit This guide .ill serve as an overvie. o~ the documents contained in Package II. Please read this entire guide before you start reading the docu.ents. Contents: .. Summary of Contents Packaging and Release Infor..tion Clascal Docllll8l1tation - ToolKit Se~s (I self-paced ToolKit course) ToolKit Reference Hanual Debuooing ToolKit Applications Using Phrase Files ToolKit Flo. of Control Diagr. . - ToolKit Interfaces Building Blocks Lisa User Interfeoe Guidelines Converting fr. TK7D to the Finel ToolKit A lord About Cross-Referencing 5ee1\ON '/p.' Packaging and Release Infol1l8tion 1. In thI, package you IhoUld have the followIng piece,: I. In~tallition Instruction~ b. The Introduction to Cla.cal Hanual. c. Clascal Syntax Diagr_. d. The Lisa ToolKit Self-Paced Training. e. The Lisa Applications ToolKit Reference "anual. f. Hore on Debugging. g. A Phrase File ~t h. A Printing Document i. A Class Hierarchy DocuMent j. lIlbject, lIlr., and ~ interfaces. k. lIlialog docunentation .-.d interface. 1. UText docl.IIIentation" and interface for UText. and. WnivText.. . m.lfstings of SamPle"ToolKit progra.6 n. DocllRentation on converting frOlll older versions of the ToolKit to ToolKit 3. O. o. Icon editor documentation. p. lisa User Interface 6uidelines. q. Lisa Internals. r. A Flow of Control DiagraM (poster). s. Five (5) ToolKit Release Diskettes. 2. To use the ToolJCit, you need to have the folltMfing: a. A one _gabyte Lisa with A least one 5 t1egabyte profile. Two 5 t1egabyte profiles or one built-in 10 t1egabyte hard disk is better. Ie stronoly discourage using just one 5 t1egabyte profile; a single profile leaves very little space 1n which to work. b. The Lisa Office Syst., version 3. o. c. The lisa hrkshop develOpMent environMnt. version 3. o. 3. ToolKit 3. 0 HelHSe Notes.. This IIeIK) describes the ToolKit release you were sent and how to·install it on your MChine along with the other software you have purchased. Please read it carefully and CCJRpletely and follow the instructions exactly. This will give your 1/ p. z. Lisa the standard ToolKit davalopaent configuration a'ld .aka it aasier to find problellS if they occur. Clasoal Docu.entation 1.M IntrodUCtion to C16SC~1. This explains the elaseal language and why we are using it to ~la.ent the ToolKit. (read this first) 2. C1~SC6l Synt6X Di6gT'" This short MnUal contains all the syntax diagrallS for Clascal. ToolKit Sea-ents (a salf-paced ToolKit coursa) The ToolKit Segments are a self-paced tutorial explaining most of the concepts you need to know to use the ToolKit. You should read this section after you have ..stered the elaseal documentation above. The segments start out with the very Simple ToolKit concepts and build t.Ottards IDOre complicated ·subjects as "your knoWledge of the "ToolKit grad. Included with the 8egnents are listings of actual ToolKit salllPle programs. These sMIPle proor- are also included on the disks w…

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_® ~ A/UX® Essentials 030-07S9-A " APPLE COMPUTER, INC. © 1990, Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. HP-10C is a trademark of HewlettPackard Business Computing Systems. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Apple Computer, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Garamond, and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered trademarks of International Typeface Corporation. The Apple logo is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Use of the "keyboard" logo (OptionShift-K) for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Apple may constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws. Apple Computer, Inc. 20525 Mariani Ave. Cupertino, California 95014 (408) 996-1010 Apple, the Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk, A/UX, EtherTalk, HyperCard, ImageWriter, Mac, Macintosh MacTCP, and MultiFinder are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. APDA, Finder, LocalTalk, and QuickDraw are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. B-NET is a registered trademark of UniSoft Corporation. DEC, VAX, and VT102 are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. Helvetica and Times are registered trademarks of Linotype Company. 030-07S9-A Linotronic is a registered trademark of Linotype AG. MacWrite is a registered trademark of Claris Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. NFS is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. POSTSCRIPT is a registered trademark, and Illustrator is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. Tektronix 4014 is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T Information Systems. Simultaneously published in the United States and Canada. LIMITED WARRANTY ON MEDIA AND REPLACEMENT If you discover physical defects in the manual or in the media on which a software product is distributed, Apple will replace the media or manual at no charge to you provided you return the item to be replaced with proof of purchase to Apple or an authorized Apple dealer during the 90-day period after you purchased the software. In addition, Apple will replace damaged software media and manuals for as long as the software product is included in Apple's Media Exchange Program. While not an upgrade or update method, this program offers additional protection for up to two years or more from the date of your original purchase. See your authorized Apple dealer for program coverage and details. In some countries the replacement period may be different; check with your authorized Apple dealer. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO NINETY (90) DAYS FROM mE DATE OF mE ORIGIN…