[comp.sys.ibm.pc] Does UW for a PC exist?

scheer@cell.mot.COM (Jon Scheer) (02/15/90)

Hi.

   A year or so ago I got 'uw' for the Mac.  uw is a terminal program that
would allow you to have multiply windows open with a (Unix) process running
in each window.

   A (slightly long) description of uw is as follows :

	- You run the Mac-version of uw on the Mac.  You'd get a window
	  (80 x 24) that was connected to the comm port.

	- You login into a Unix system (via direct connect or modem).  All
	  this would be through the 80 x 24 window.

	- Once connected to the Unix box, you would run the Unix uw.  The
	  two uw's would chat briefly then the screen would clear on the Mac
	  and you'd get a blank screen with a command bar at the top.

	- You move the mouse up to the command line and pull down a menu 
	  under 'Command' or something.  You click on the 'New Session'
	  and up would pop a window.  It would be a session on the Unix
	  machine.  You would carry on like any Unix session.

	- You could pull up another window and you'd have another Unix
	  session.  You could resize the windows and the local uw would
	  inform the host-uw, so vi and such would function properly.


   The unix-uw code was given since you needed to compile it on your Unix
host.  The Mac-uw was given out as executable only.


   My question is : Does such a critter exist for IBM PC's/clone's ?  Given
that VGA machines are getting more and more popular, I would think (hope)
that something like this would exist.

   Has anybody written a ibm_pc-uw (ie, just the pc part of uw) ?

   I understand the mechanism's involved, but would rather not have to
write something myself...


   Note:  Since I don't get a chance to read this newsgroup very often, if
possible, please reply via e-mail.  If there's enough interest, I'll summarize
and post what I hear.

   advTHANKSance.

Jon
2/14/90

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mshiels@tmsoft.uucp (Michael A. Shiels) (02/17/90)

Isn't there also a similar program for the Amiga to hookup to a unix machine.
I have code for both and when time warrants they are on my lists of ports to 
do for the PC under DOS and OS/2