lyman@eos.UUCP (Lyman Taylor) (03/03/88)
I'm looking for a program that uses AppleTalk to allow one Mac to show what is happening on the screen of a remote Mac: "master" mac "slave" mac \_________________________/ appeltalk | | | | user pulls down the file the file menu falls down menu I don't need to track the mouse pointer; only the events generated that cause "things" to happen ( buttons pressed... dialogs and menus activated, etc. ) This is not exactly a server/client relationship like NeWS, X windows, or file servers are usually run. And its not like using TOPS or Appleshare to run a program off of a remote disk. Although this has to involve passing messages like the previously mentioned programs. I would like to know if anyone has developed a program of this type. And if so how I can get my HANDS on it. It would save alot of development time on my part. ( Hopefully I don't have to reinvent the wheel :- ) Doesn't anyone do human computer interface testing out there? :-) This has got to be the ultimate in unobtrusive testing. [ If this program doesn't exist does anyone know of where I can get my hands on some public domain source that demonstrates the use of AppleTalk. ] Besides the lack of a multi-million dollar market ... is there any technical problem with getting such a program to work. I can't think of any; however I haven't programmed extentsively on the Mac either. This program may change that. Thanks in advance. WARNING: I have cross posted this message. If you post a response please be careful. It probably to mail me a message if you know of such a beast or ( I know I'm going to reget this...) if your interested in the responses I get. I'll try to post a summary. Lyman S. Taylor lyman@ames-aurora.arpa NASA Ames Research Center or more verbose ...{uunet,hplabs,hao,ihnp4,decwrl,allegra,tektronix}!ames!aurora!lyman
tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) (03/05/88)
There is a commercial product that does exactly what you want, but I forgot the name of it. Look in any recent MacUser/MacWorld; they usu. advertise it every month. -Ted
scott@tekcrl.TEK.COM (Scott Huddleston) (03/12/88)
It exists, and is called "Timbuktu" (rather appropriately). I can tell you the publisher next week. It's pretty powerful -- allowing one Mac to observe everything happening on another including mouse movements, and even allows interaction -- two people working on the same Mac (one remotely). It does not enslave more than one Mac at a time, alas.