A new version (2.0) of the EIB-ISB NEXTSTEP driver for Transputer based parallel computers is now available:
http://www.info.isbiel.ch/droux/nxtrans/
It allows B004 compatible Transputer systems to be used from NEXTSTEP running on Intel based computers. It has been tested with the INMOS D7205 occam toolkit and the PACT Parallel C v93.1 compiler. The distribution includes:
- The driver (B004.config)
- A NEXTSTEP version of the INMOS iserver
- A NEXTSTEP version of the PACT pserver and pcc
These three components are delivered in pre-compiled form and have been tested under NEXTSTEP version 3.2 and 3.3.
Changes since version 1.0:
- Rewritten from scratch as a DriverKit driver.
(test for conflicts, installation and configuration with Configure)
- Provides a UNIX-like interface (/dev/b004)
- Does not require a daemon to be installed anymore
- Checks for the availability of the card during startup
- Faster
- Borrows nearly no CPU time
Copyright (c) 1994 Engineering College of Biel-Bienne, Switzerland.
The EIB-ISB Transputer Driver is free software; you can redistribute it for free together with this license agreement. It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
More information about the PACT-C compiler can be obtained from PACT, Foulkeslaan 87, 2625 RB Delft, The Netherlands. Phone +31 15 616864, Fax +31 15 610032, info@pact.nl.
More information about the INMOS products can be obtained from INMOS Ltd, 1000 Aztec West, Almonds bury, Bristol BS12 4SQ, UK. Phone (0454) 61661, Fax (0454= 617910.