root@ozdaltx.UUCP (root) (08/26/90)
Seems like I remember someone talking about a split screen chat/talk program being available. One where you have a "window" for each user on line, with all users seeing what the others are typing in "real time". Does this sound familiar to anyone? And if so, where can the source be obtained? Thanks.... Scotty ozdaltx!sysop
noraa@cbnewsk.att.com (aaron.l.hoffmeyer) (08/27/90)
In article <6908@ozdaltx.UUCP> root@ozdaltx.UUCP (root) writes: >Seems like I remember someone talking about a split screen chat/talk >program being available. One where you have a "window" for each user >on line, with all users seeing what the others are typing in "real >time". > >Does this sound familiar to anyone? And if so, where can the source be >obtained? >Thanks.... >Scotty >ozdaltx!sysop It sounds familiar - in fact, I have seen/used such a program. It was called "phone" and the system administrator on my last machine got it from OSU. The version we were using was kind of buggy in that it would hang and leave the program in a state where it wouldn't run properly for anyone else. It would only hang when someone tried to do something stupid from within the program. Hopefully that kind of bug has been addressed in updates of the program. Now for the bad news - I don't have the source code (or even the executable) on my new machine and I don't have access to the old source code. Besides, you would be better off getting a newer version. At least now you know of a name to look for. Phone worked exactly as you describe. Aaron L. Hoffmeyer att!cbnea!tr TR@CBNEA.ATT.COM