Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 11:06:39 -0400 From: Pragnesh Sampat <pss@fore.com> To: julian@ref.tfs.com Cc: jcarlin@fore.com, rv@fore.com Subject: Re: DRIVERS for FORE systems cards under FREEBSD unix Message-ID: <9505241506.AA23000@loach.fore.com>
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>> >>Do you have anyone doing work for any of the Free BSD unix's > >Not at this time. We do offer an ISV program, (ForeThought Independant >Software Developers) that will allow you to write drivers for our >adapters in the OS of you choice. This program provides you with >2 adapters, limited source code, a manual and support for two >engineers. The current price is $20,000 for the ISV. >> >>We would like to use this platform to evaluate >>some project possibilities and would like to be able >>to plug the systems into our asx200 directly. >>(we have 100Mb ethernet drivers but would like to try ATM as well) >> FYI, There is also a version of our "aali.ps" on the ftp server (ftp.fore.com:/pub/docs). This is the ATM Adaptation Layer Interface document. Here's the post I made to linux-atm@vger.rutgers.edu and responded to queries from many FreeBSD developers (e. g, phk@tfs.com has this info also) also. -Pragnesh Note: This posting is somewhat commercial in nature. FORE Systems is interested in enabling an ATM driver for Linux. For the unfamiliar, FORE Systems supports the widest range of platforms/busses (EISA, PCI relevant to the PCs for example) for ATM adapters for various standard physical media (OC3, Taxi, UTP). Please see below for more information about the company and for contact information. Towards this end we are willing to make the ATM Adaptation Layer Interface (AALI) specification available to the public via various information servers (ftp, www etc.). 200 series adapter cards have an i960 processor to do the SAR. This is done by the firmware which is shipped with the software that goes with the adapter. The firmware is normally downloaded during boot and is mostly transparent to the user. ESA-200PC would come with the right firmware to run on a PC. The AALI is an interface to the firmware and will be needed for driver development if a 200 series adapter will be used. It would something like: IP | Driver | firmware | 200 series The AALI is available from: ftp.fore.com:/pub/docs/ aali.readme aali.ps -Pragnesh FORE Systems, Inc. Company and Contact Information: FORE Systems is the worldwide leader in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of high performance local area networking products based on ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) technology. FORE offers the most comprehensive ATM LAN product line available today including ForeRunner switches, adapter cards, LAN access products, and video adapters, ForeThought internetworking software, and ForeView network management software. FORE has delivered ATM solutions to over 500 customers including Fortune 500 companies, telecommunications service providers, government agencies, research institutions, and universities. FORE Systems' headquarters are located at 174 Thorn Hill Road, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086. email: info@fore.com Phone: (412) 772-6600 Fax : (412) 772-6500
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