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From: hsw@TYCHO.ARPA (Howard Weiss)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: re: IP protocol on a chip(s)
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Date: 9 Dec 87 14:15:00 GMT
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There was a TCP/IP 40-pin chip implementation built back in 1983 by
a company called Quanta Microtique.  I actually still have the
data sheets on the chip (called the QM10 - Advanced Communications
Controller).  Steve Holmgren developed the chip and ran the company -
he now runs CMC in Santa Barbara, Ca.

The "General Description" of the chip (from the QM-10 literature) says:
   "The QM10 is an LSI circuit designed to support virtual connection and
    packet functions previoulsy found in larger digital communications
    processors.  A 40-pin, dual inline form factor makes integration into
    existing hardware straightforward."

The "Device Characteristics" were listed as:
	* DoD Standard TCP connection protocol firmware.
	* DoD Standard IP packet protocol firmware.
	* Single Connection per device.
	* IP address filtering for ganged device configurations.
	* Flexible shared memory user interface.
	* Configurable network interfaces.
		- Onboard UART configuration.
		- Outborrad USART configuration.
		- Outboard shared memory network interface.
	* Single +5 volt power supply
	* 12mW stand-by power for connection state retention.
	* Standard 40-pin package.

Howard Weiss
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