[comp.unix.xenix] SCO xenix mscreen help required

abl@cernvax.UUCP (abl) (03/18/89)

I have been trying to use the SCO Xenix mscreen program  which  gives  the
possibility   of  having  multiple  logins  on  one  tty.   I  have  setup
/etc/mscreencap with a simple set of definitions and enabled a  couple  of
ttyp* slave devices.  The master devices exist.

When I go into mscreen I get the help messages and then a new login prompt
and  can  login  however  I am not able to give mscreen commands to change
screen or get help etc.

I have setup simple inputstrings like Escape 1 (\E1) to change windows.

I use SCO 386 Xenix 2.3.1. mscreen size is 17904, date Jul 14 1988.

Anybody know what I am doing wrong (please)?

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morris@dms.UUCP (Jim Morris) (03/21/89)

From article <959@cernvax.UUCP>, by abl@cernvax.UUCP (abl):
> 
> I have setup simple inputstrings like Escape 1 (\E1) to change windows.
> ....
> Anybody know what I am doing wrong (please)?

I have succeeded in doing what you are trying to do.
The problem may be that there is a time out of approx 200ms between key
sequences, so if you need to type esc 1 you have to hit the 1 very quickly
after the escape. I believe the system was designed for terminals that can
have keys defined to output sequences of characters.

I use a Vt100 and use PF4 and keypad 0 or 1, It works so long as I hit pf4
then 0 really fast!!!
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Jim Morris.         {motcsd|weitek}!dms!morris or morris@dms.UUCP 
           Atari Games Corporation, Sycamore Drive, Milpitas CA 95035.
       (Arcade Video Game Manufacturer, NOT Atari Corp. ST manufacturer).
Any opinions expressed are probably my own, and not those of Atari Games Corp.