wcr@branch.FIDONET.ORG (W.c. Rothanburg) (08/01/90)
> The Amiga has DNet. The Mac has MacLayers. Is there > something for > the pc that multiplexes a serial line connection to a unix > host? For > example, hae a compiler window open and a newsreader window > open, or > transfer a file concurrently with an open shell window, etc. > -- > Jim Wright > jwright@quonset.cfht.hawaii.edu > Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corp. You can get some TCP/IP packages that also allow you to use SLIP (Serial- Line IP.) One I found and like is from the University of Maryland called MD-DOS/IP. It's distributed by Wisc-ware to educational institutions only. Bill -- I can be reached at: wcr@branch.fidonet.org <my system> wcr%tree@branch.fidonet.org <mine, but down... don't bother right now..> wcr@metro.metrolink.com <I'm babysitting this one, but not listed, yet.> wcr%metro@ankh.ftl.fl.us <will get it there> wcr@ankh.ftl.fl.us <Garry Paxinos's system... I have access> wcr@mlink.metrolink.com <metro's partner... may be listed as metro.uucp> wcr%branch@ankh.ftl.fl.us <Should work...:-> btw, branch = f11.n369.z1.fidonet.org (I.e. 1:369/11@fidoent :-) (Sheez... I've got a new .sig file.... :-)