jeff@hummer.iupui.edu (Jeff Levy) (08/14/90)
Hello! I am wondering if anyone out in terminal land might know about hooking a terminal through a serial port to their computer. Let me explain what I have. I have an IBM compatible machine with an 8088 processor. Additionally, I have 640 k of ram memory. I am attempting to link through my serial port an ERGO 301FK. I have the cable, that I made my self. It is a straight DB25f - DB25f pins 2 & 3 reversed and pin 7 straight through. Using Procomm communications software I am successful in "talking". I am able to type on one machine and have it echo on the other. However, to me this is not good enough. I want to be able to take the ERGO in the other room and word process or even have access to all my other programs on my hard drive via the terminal. Does any one know how to do this? Have you been successful? I thought about using the dos command CTTY, however I have been unseccesful. If any one is able to help me I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance. Jeff Levy jeff@hummer.iupui.edu or ijef100@indycms.iupui.edu
StG@hummer.iupui.edu (Scott Griepentrog) (08/14/90)
In article <1990Aug14.122002.4467@hummer.iupui.edu> jeff@hummer.iupui.edu (Jeff Levy) writes: > I am attempting to link through my serial port an ERGO 301FK. > ... I am able to type on one machine and have it > echo on the other. However, to me this is not good enough. I want to > be able to take the ERGO in the other room and word process or even have > access to all my other programs on my hard drive via the terminal. Does > any one know how to do this? Have you been successful? My first thought on this is: forget it. At best, you're only going to be able to run a few programs, even with special software on the PC to drive your terminal. Any PC programs doing graphics, for instance, won't work. Doing this sort of thing is a neat idea, often attempted, but it really doesn't work with the way MSDOS stuff is written. In other OS's it is possible, but not MSDOS. I'm not familiar with your ERGO terminal, but if it has a ANSI/PC mode much like the Wy60 does, you have a chance to at least run text-oriented software. The terminal sends the PC keyboard up/down codes, and receives and displays using ANSI. It requires a specially written driver program on the PC to output ANSI and feed in the keyboard signals. Limited, but it works. If you really want another display/keyboard in another room, get one of those monitor/keyboard switch/extension things they sell. Heck, just pick it up and carry it. StG