On zondag, april 28, 2002, at 04:00 , Payter Versteegen wrote:
> No, you're not alone. It makes much better sense to me, a > programmer-geek, to write a www-server as opposed to a client > (browser). Graphics are expensive, computationally speaking, > much-much more expensive than file I/O. I'm researching what I need > to build a www-server for the 68k/six world. I've got an LCII (needs > a new mainboard) and a MacII (perhaps needs a new power supply, > don't know, it's quite unresponsive) on which to test. I'm looking > to scavange eBay for those items. I've already bought three > LC-form-factor ethernet cards off of eBay, and I'm looking to find a > few NuBus cards as well, as well as a monitor adapter for a 6100/60. I am sure there are some people on this list who can get you the right hardware. > Hardware is easy to take care of, I'm finding out. What's more > difficult is finding information on how to write TCP/IP software for > the Mac, and most of it seems geared to seven, not six. Still, > there's gotta be *something* out there. Learning about writing > INIT's and CDEV's is available, so my only real hurdle at this early > stage in the game is TCP/IP API's and development idioms. I've got > the state-machine model for the www-server nearly ironed out, and > I've just started debugging the [inter]face between the INIT and > CDEV, so at least I'll have that ready by the time I can get the > actual network code inserted. The only thing I know about it is that the old MacTCP control panel used in system 7 is also compatible with system 6 (up to MacTCP 2.06 anyway). Things start to get different with Open Transport, which needs system 7.1 and a 68030. > > Hey, got a question: What should I *call* this thing? My working > name is "ringworm". I have no idea why. Not like my dogs are sick > or anything. :) The most famous webserver software is called Apache. Maybe you should use the name of another Native American people/tribe. Sioux? Navajo? Marten ---------------------------------------------------------- Check out the System 6 Heaven: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html Subscribe to the LEM system6 list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------- -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
