Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 21:24:00 -0700 From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: jdl@chromatic.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISDN Anyone? Message-ID: <199508250424.VAA12898@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 24 Aug 1995 23:13:18 CDT." <199508250413.XAA18803@chrome.onramp.net>
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Good luck in trying to pry the WaveRunner's API from IBM . Back
when the WaveRunner came out, I send mail if memory does not
failed me to the VP of the division handling the ISDN product line.
They claim at the time that the code was split between the driver
and the downloadable microde and that they were not willing
to release the microde nor how to download the microcode.
Amancio
>>> Jon Loeliger said:
> [cc's whacked]
>
> Apparently, "Amancio Hasty Jr." scribbled:
> > >>> Terry Lambert said:
> > > > I wonder what are the issues to have support for something like the
> > > > Intel ISDN 128kb card?
> > >
> > > Having ISDN to test it with.
> > >
> > > > Looks to me that people are allergic to writing ISDN drivers for U.S.
> > > > ISDN cards :)
> > >
> > > Looks like the people who would be willing to do it (like me) don't hav
e
> > > ISDN available in their area.
> > >
> >
> > Perhaps, you can write a driver and have someone else test it for you.
>
> Hmm. I thought the same thing here, but didn't know how well it would
> float in general.
>
> I have ISDN and an IBM Waverunner card. I know a *little* about writing
> drivers, and would be willing to participate in such an effort. I doubt
> that I would be the right person to try and write a driver cold, though.
>
> Perhaps starting with one of the other ISDN cards is a good starting
> framework? I don't know how good the technical specs for the IBM WR
> card are, or perhaps more importantly, if they are even available.
> I could begin to look into it if people would be interested.
>
>
> > On my first programming job (which I refuse to say how long ago), I
>
> Ohhhh nooooo you don't. We're not getting into *that* one! :-)
>
> jdl
>
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