humtech@ucschu.UCSC.EDU (Mark Frost) (08/24/88)
First, I'd like to thank all those who replied to my original request for an ftp implementation on the mac. For those who are wondering the overwhelming response was in favor of Mac/IP from stanford (available I believe on sumex). Now for my next question... On our Apple/LocalTalk system we have given individual users the "Broadcast" icon. This allows a user to send a message (NOT mail) to any other user(s) who also have the Broadcast software on the net. The message is seen by other users as an "alert" box immediately (well, pretty soon) after the original user send the message. True conversing is very difficult as you must say, get a reply, go to Chooser and select Broadcast, set who you want to send it to, type in the message and send it. The other user gets the message and has to do the same procedure to reply and so on. UNIX has a nice program called "talk" that allows a real interactive conversation between two users. Is there something like this available for the Mac on an AppleTalk network? There are times I'd like to really converse with someone on the net, but Broadcast is a real pain to do this with. (Another problem with Broadcast is that the alert box seen by the other user has the cherry bomb in it - leading some user to think they have got a system error!). Thanx for your help Mark Frost (humtech@ucschu.ucsc.edu)
nopuklic@ndsuvax.UUCP (Blayne Puklich) (08/25/88)
In article <4593@saturn.ucsc.edu>, humtech@ucschu.UCSC.EDU (Mark Frost) writes: > > [ stuff deleted ] > Now for my next question... On our Apple/LocalTalk system we have given > individual users the "Broadcast" icon. This allows a user to send a message > (NOT mail) to any other user(s) who also have the Broadcast software on the > net. > ... > UNIX has a nice program called "talk" that allows a real interactive > conversation between two users. Is there something like this available for > the Mac on an AppleTalk network? > ... > Thanx for your help > > Mark Frost (humtech@ucschu.ucsc.edu) Check out Apple Jam, written by Brian Sutter & Hari Wiguna of HealthCare Communications, Inc. in 1987. It does exactly what you're needing to do. Apple Jam will allow 20 users to communicate on your AppleTalk network, and it works pretty well. It should be available either on sumex or MACSERVE@PUCC.BITNET. If you can't find a copy on either of them, let me know and I'll send you one. ||+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|| || Blayne Puklich nopuklic@plains.NoDak.edu || || NDSU Student ACM use this-> NU087763@NDSUVM1.bitnet || || Chairperson North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND || || || || "Everyone should have a Corvette, I think." || ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) (08/25/88)
You might want to check out the "Gossip Net" LSC program in the August 1987 MacTutor. It isn't as interactive as Unix's "talk", but it looks likes it is pretty close. -Ted