zhou@brazil.psych.purdue.edu (Albert Zhou) (11/14/90)
I am considering writing a program to handle sending and receiving data with modem in the background, just as the printer does, so that I can use my PC for other purposes at the same time. I am not well-informed, and there might already exist such a program (However, I looked through the manual of KERMIT and could not find such things). Any information about it, or any interest in my planned program is very welcome.
cedman@golem.ps.uci.edu (Carl Edman) (11/14/90)
In article <11474@j.cc.purdue.edu> zhou@brazil.psych.purdue.edu (Albert Zhou) writes:
I am considering writing a program to handle sending and receiving
data with modem in the background, just as the printer does, so that I
can use my PC for other purposes at the same time. I am not well-informed,
and there might already exist such a program (However, I looked through
the manual of KERMIT and could not find such things). Any information
about it, or any interest in my planned program is very welcome.
Mandatory PC hating comment:
Why don't you junk your PC and buy a real computer which multi-tasks
and so allows you to use any terminal program you wish to use and
keep it in the background or in the foreground and swap back and
forth without any ugly hacks and incompatibilites. There are many
workstations which run unix at high-end-PC prices, any amiga will
multitask, you can even buy nice(in comparison to MS-DOS) UN*X
implementations for your PC, some of them already at a $100.
Carl Edman
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in the laboratory. | edmanc@uciph0.ps.uci.edukim@Software.Mitel.com (Kim Letkeman) (11/14/90)
In article <11474@j.cc.purdue.edu> zhou@brazil.psych.purdue.edu (Albert Zhou) writes: | I am considering writing a program to handle sending and receiving | data with modem in the background, just as the printer does, so that I | can use my PC for other purposes at the same time. I am not well-informed, | and there might already exist such a program (However, I looked through | the manual of KERMIT and could not find such things). Any information | about it, or any interest in my planned program is very welcome. Both Microsoft Windows 3.0 and Quarterdeck Desqview will allow you to multi-task a comms program in the background while running other programs in the foreground. Works best on a 386. (On a 286, MS Windows will only multi-task if the comms program is windows compatible.) In article <CEDMAN.90Nov13171706@lynx.ps.uci.edu> cedman@golem.ps.uci.edu (Carl Edman) writes: | Mandatory PC hating comment: | | Why don't you junk your PC and buy a real computer which multi-tasks | and so allows you to use any terminal program you wish to use and | keep it in the background or in the foreground and swap back and | forth without any ugly hacks and incompatibilites. There are many | workstations which run unix at high-end-PC prices, any amiga will | multitask, you can even buy nice(in comparison to MS-DOS) UN*X | implementations for your PC, some of them already at a $100. | | Carl Edman We don't really need this kind of crap on the net. PC's are fine for their intended purpose and MS-DOS has done the job for 10 years. MS Windows will probably now take over for the next 10. Yes, I like UNIX better for the work I do, but I would enjoy working in an MS-DOS/Windows/Actor environment (as an example) just as well. Besides, the tirade didn't really address the original poster's concern, did it? -- Kim Letkeman kim@software.mitel.com uunet!mitel!spock!kim
skaggs@nsslsun.gcn.uoknor.edu (Gary Skaggs) (11/15/90)
In article <11474@j.cc.purdue.edu> zhou@brazil.psych.purdue.edu (Albert Zhou) writes: | I am considering writing a program to handle sending and receiving | data with modem in the background, just as the printer does, so that I | can use my PC for other purposes at the same time. I am not well-informed, | and there might already exist such a program (However, I looked through | the manual of KERMIT and could not find such things). Any information | about it, or any interest in my planned program is very welcome. I haven't used it, but I've had friends who have used BACKTALK which is bundled with PCTOOLS vers. 5 and 6. It will run in the bg while you do whatever it is you do in the fg. And, it is bundled with a nice suite of other stuff (PCTOOLS, etc.) IMHO. ______________________________________________________________________________ Gary Skaggs - WB5ULK skaggs@nssl.gcn.uoknor.edu DOC/NOAA/ARL/ERL/NSSL "The correct way to punctuate a sentence that starts: 'Of course it is none of my business, but...' is to place a period after the word 'but'. Don't use excessive force in supplying such a moron with a period. Cutting his throat is only a momentary pleasure and is bound to get you talked about." ---Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love"