<s>
The	O
Open	B-General_Concept
Data-Link	I-General_Concept
Interface	I-General_Concept
(	O
ODI	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
and	O
Novell	O
,	O
serves	O
the	O
same	O
function	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
3COM	O
's	O
Network	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
Interface	I-Application
Specification	I-Application
(	O
NDIS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
ODI	B-General_Concept
was	O
written	O
for	O
NetWare	B-Operating_System
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
NDIS	O
,	O
ODI	B-General_Concept
provides	O
rules	O
that	O
establish	O
a	O
vendor-neutral	O
interface	O
between	O
the	O
protocol	B-Protocol
stack	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
adapter	O
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
interface	O
also	O
enables	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
network	O
drivers	O
to	O
support	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
protocol	B-Protocol
stacks	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
