edward@ukecc.UUCP (Edward C. Bennett) (11/10/85)
In article <196@hoqam.UUCP>, twb@hoqam.UUCP (BEATTIE) writes: > > > > I am looking for other System V sites to assist me in > > adapting a program of mine to other SysV machines. It is a > > System V version of the Berkeley 'talk' (two-way simultaneous > > conversation) program. > > Before this continues please explain how this is different from > write(1)?? For those who are unfamiliar with talk(1). It is a screen- oriented conversation program. The screen is divided in half with your words in one half and your opponent's words in the other. talk uses System V's Interprocess Communication facilites to exchange the data rather than just writing to the other person's tty. -- Edward C. Bennett UUCP: ihnp4!cbosgd!ukma!ukecc!edward /* A charter member of the Scooter bunch */ "Goodnight M.A."