pitaro@savax.UUCP (02/23/87)
A long time ago I saw a PD program mentioned which would do XMODEM or KERMIT transfers in the background allowing you to do other things at the same time (non-modem related of course). If anyone has any information on this or any other similar program I'd appreciate the pointer. Michael Pitaro USMail: Sanders Associates UUCP: decvax!savax!pitaro MER24-1583C PHONE: +1 (603) 885-9036 CS 2034 HOME: 46-D Hampshire Drive Nashua, NH 03063-2034 Nashua, NH 03063
reintom@rocky2.UUCP (02/24/87)
In article <509@savax.UUCP>, pitaro@savax.UUCP (Michael Pitaro) writes: > A long time ago I saw a PD program mentioned which would do XMODEM or > KERMIT transfers in the background allowing you to do other things at > the same time (non-modem related of course). If anyone has any > information on this or any other similar program I'd appreciate the > pointer. > > Michael Pitaro There is a package called SideTalk which is published by Lattice. It was originally written by MagicSoft but I guess they decided to go with a company with larger resources to publish their program. Smart move. You can get SideTalk from most programmer's shops, such as Programmer's Connection and Programmer's Shop, etc. You can also get it from Lattice. I have use SideTalk and am pretty impressed. It works as you would want, which is better than I thought MS-DOS computers could. It has a programming language so you can write scripts in the SideTalk language. This allows you file management, login scripts, and whatever. SideTalk does capture, XMODEM and YMODEM in the foreground or background. You can switch between background and foreground any time by hitting the hot key. There is even a flip command in the language! Too bad they didn't build one into DOS but I realize that's a little too ambitious and risky. Disclaimer: Do you really think that after writing this article in this style that I work for any above-mentioned companies and that I need a disclaimer? Tom -- Tom Reingold; The Rockefeller University; 1230 York Av; NY 10021 PHONE: (212) 570-7709 [office]; (212) 304-2504 [home] ARPANET: reintom@rockefeller.arpa BITNET: REINTOM@ROCKVAX UUCP: {seismo|ihnp4|yale|harvard|philabs|phri}!cmcl2!rna!rocky2!reintom
jjc@sdiris1.UUCP (02/25/87)
in article <509@savax.UUCP>, pitaro@savax.UUCP (Michael Pitaro) says: > > .. PD program mentioned which would do XMODEM or > KERMIT transfers in the background .. > > Michael Pitaro I would like some info about this product if it exists. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- UUCP: ...!sdcsvax!jack!man!sdiris1!jim | Jim Carter Work : +1 619 450 6516 | Control Data Corporation (CIM) Home : +1 619 455 0607 | 4455 Eastgate Mall, | San Diego, CA 92121
ee161aba@sdcc18.UUCP (02/25/87)
In article <549@sdiris1.UUCP> jjc@sdiris1.UUCP (Jim Carter) writes: >in article <509@savax.UUCP>, pitaro@savax.UUCP (Michael Pitaro) says: >> >> .. PD program mentioned which would do XMODEM or >> KERMIT transfers in the background .. I don't know of any PD programs which will do it, however I have been using Mirror, from SoftKlone for several months and am very pleased with it. The price is reasonable, list price is $69.95. It emulates Crosstalk and allows you to shift it into the background and have it multi-task with another program. Naturally, you shouldn't expect to be able to run Flight Simulator in the foreground, but I have run it with Lotus 1-2-3 and PC-Write without any problems. It supports Xmodem, Kermit the Crosstalk protocol, and I believe YMODEM. Softklone can be contacted at : 1210 E. Park Ave, Tallahassee FL 32301 (904) 878-8564 Of course I'm not associated with SoftKlone, don't be ridiculous! Cheers, David L. Smith Send here --> {ucbvax, ihnp4}!sdcsvax!man!sdeggo!dave {ucbvax, ihnp4}!sdcsvax!sdcc18!ee161aba "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"
owen@gt-eedsp.UUCP (02/26/87)
In article <342@rocky2.UUCP> reintom@rocky2.UUCP (Tom Reingold) writes: >> A long time ago I saw a PD program mentioned which would do XMODEM or >> KERMIT transfers in the background allowing you to do other things at >> the same time (non-modem related of course). If anyone has any > >There is a package called SideTalk which is published by Lattice. I use Double Dos for this function. That way I can use my favorite comm program (or anything else for that matter) and switch back and forth between the two. By the way, I have found it to be VERY reliable and not very buggy. At only about 30 bucks, it is a real bargain..... -- Owen Adair, Digital Signal Processing Lab, Ga. Institute of Technology uucp ... !{akgua,allegra,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo,ulysses}!gatech!gt-eedsp!owen Disclaimer: My employer is not responsible for, nor does it care, what I say here or anywhere else.
berger@clio.UUCP (02/26/87)
There's a commercially available program called Backcomm that does this.
I found Backcomm to be a little slow and unpolished, and the most use-
ful features were inadequately documented. But it does function.
I've seen a shareware program that purports to do this, but I don't have
it (or any details on it) yet.
Mike Berger
Center for Advanced Study
University of Illinois
berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
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