cnrdean@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA (12/01/84)
Can you tell me of a way to access an XT remotely? For example, I have a terminal at home. I would like to call up my XT at work and do some work on it (not just transfer files). (I also have an XT at home. If it would be any easier, I could use that as a terminal.) (Of course, I assume that I have RS232 communications and a modem at each site.) Thanks Sam Scalise
dwight@timeinc.UUCP (Dwight Ernest) (12/02/84)
> > Can you tell me of a way to access an XT remotely? For example, > I have a terminal at home. I would like to call up my XT at work and > do some work on it (not just transfer files). (I also have an XT at home. > If it would be any easier, I could use that as a terminal.) > > (Of course, I assume that I have RS232 communications and a modem > at each site.) > > Thanks > > Sam Scalise Sam, It's not easy to do what you want to do. Most applications software for the PC has depending a great deal upon the ROM BIOS and insists on only writing to or reading from CON:. Even redirection to one of the COM: ports doesn't do a lot of good with most applications that have this ROM BIOS dependency, and almost all good stuff has it. About the only editor that works with a redirected PC with a COM port is, for instance, EDLIN, and you and I both know how limited that is. I recommend you get a good terminal management program that permits you to support dialin as well as dial out, like Chuck Forsberg's Professional YAM (Yet Another Modem--I can send you further information on this great program if you need it). Then get a PC or even <sigh> a jr, and put this other machine at home. Run the applications you want to run at home, and then use your modem to transfer the files between work and home. It's really the only way to do it... remember, the other problem with what you want to do is that line noise can really throw things off, even if the application you wanted to run ran properly through the COM: port. -- --Dwight Ernest KA2CNN \ Usenet:...vax135!timeinc!dwight Time Inc. Editorial Technology Group, New York City Voice: (212) 554-5061 \ Compuserve: 70210,523 \ EIES: 1228 Telemail: EDPISG/TIMEINC \ MCI: DERNEST
ee161abt@sdcc13.UUCP ({|stu) (12/04/84)
> > > > Can you tell me of a way to access an XT remotely? For example, > > I have a terminal at home. I would like to call up my XT at work and > > do some work on it (not just transfer files). (I also have an XT at home. > > If it would be any easier, I could use that as a terminal.) > > > > (Of course, I assume that I have RS232 communications and a modem > > at each site.) > > > > Thanks > > > > Sam Scalise > > Sam, It's not easy to do what you want to do. > -- > --Dwight Ernest KA2CNN \ Usenet:...vax135!timeinc!dwight While it's true that most software won't work over a serial line, doesn't PC-DOS allow the use of the machine remotely via ctty (or is it stty?). although I've never tried it, "ctty aux" should do what you want. If this method polls the serial port (as oposed to being interrupt driven) you might not be able to go very fast, but .... - stu
dwight@timeinc.UUCP (Dwight Ernest) (12/05/84)
> > > > > > Can you tell me of a way to access an XT remotely? For example, > > > I have a terminal at home. I would like to call up my XT at work and > > > do some work on it (not just transfer files). > > > Sam Scalise > > > > Sam, It's not easy to do what you want to do. > > --Dwight Ernest KA2CNN \ Usenet:...vax135!timeinc!dwight > > While it's true that most software won't work over a serial line, > doesn't PC-DOS allow the use of the machine remotely via > ctty (or is it stty?). although I've never tried it, "ctty aux" > should do what you want. > - stu Well, you'd probably want to do a "ctty com1:" (or whatever the port's designation is). But that's just fancy redirection on the same level that I pointed out in my previous message was not very functional. I received some mail from folks who said "try PC/IX" or "try Xenix" or "try Coherent." And I will, someday, if/when I don't have a VAX to play with. But in the meantime, I think what Sam probably wanted to do was run PCDOS applications through his modem, and all I'm trying to say is that this just isn't very practical at all due to the dependence on the goddam ROM code to do screen i/o. (I think all PC owners, if they thought about it, would admit to a love/hate relationship with that proprietary ROM stuff.) -- --Dwight Ernest KA2CNN \ Usenet:...vax135!timeinc!dwight Time Inc. Editorial Technology Group, New York City Voice: (212) 554-5061 \ Compuserve: 70210,523 \ EIES: 1228 Telemail: DERNEST/TIMECOMDIV/TIMEINC \ MCI: DERNEST "The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Time Incorporated or its management." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------