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Question: How can interested parties get more information on Open Transport?
Answer: Documentation for Open Transport is publicly available by anonymous ftp on the Internet at a number of sites, including
ftp://seeding.apple.com/opentransport/.
Question: Can customers apply to receive pre-release copies of Open Transport for implementation testing?
Answer: The Open Transport Early Access program provided pre-release access to Open Transport v1.1. Since the product is now shipping, pre-release seeding of the Open Transport 1.1 has been discontinued. As plans for future versions of Open Transport develop, Apple expects to offer a similar customer testing and preview program. Announcement of details will occur at the appropriate time.
Question: Can developers apply to receive pre-release copies of Open Transport for development and testing?
Answer: The Open Transport v1.1 developer seeding program reached over 5,000 developers. Since the product is now shipping, pre-release seeding of the Open Transport 1.1 has been discontinued. A new seeding program is anticipated for future versions of Open Transport. Details will be announced at a later date.
The Open Transport software developers kit (SDK) is available as a component of the Mac OS SDK, and is available on the Internet at
ftp://seeding.apple.com/ess/public/opentransport/SDK OT Client
Question: How can developers get support while developing Open Transport applications?
Answer: Apple Developer Support services have engineering specialists fully trained on Open Transport development and debugging. Access to these engineers is just one of the benefits of the Apple Developer Partner's program.
For more information on Apple's Developer Support services, including information on how to register as an Apple Developer Partner, contact the Macintosh Developer Services Information Line at US 408-974-4897.
For developers not a part of Apple's Developer Support services programs, Apple has assigned evangelism resources to the support of Open Transport.
Question:
Are there general reference sources on XTI, STREAMs and DLPI?
Answer: Sources of information that are applicable to XTI and STREAMs include:
- OSF/1 Operating System: Network Applications Programmer's Guide; Open Software Foundation, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-640145-7
- UNIX Network Programming; W. Richard Stevens, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-949876-1
- UNIX System V Release 4: Programmer's Guide: STREAMs; Unix Press (A Prentice Hall title), ISBN -0-13-020660-1
- Programming UNIX SVR4.2: Network Programming Interfaces; UNIX Press (A Prentice Hall title), ISBN 0-13-017641-9
- X/Open CAE Specification: X/Open Transport Interface (XTI); X/Open Company, Ltd. (XO/CAE/91/600) ISBN 1-872630-29-4
- Transport Provider Interface Specification, rev 1.5 (92/12/10); UNIX International, OSI Special Interest Group
- Data Link Provider Interface Specification, rev 2.0.0 (91/08/20); UNIX International, OSI Work Group
For the most current information on what SDKs Apple offers, point your web browser to:
http://developer.apple.com/sdk/