johnj@welch.jhu.edu (John A. Johnston) (06/28/90)
Does anyone know if there is a TCP/IP software package that has Macro capabilities? Currently we are using Host Access by Kinetics (At least it was Kinetics before Shiva took over the Fastpath product) and it has no macro capability and no printing feature. Our users are being switched from Serial interface connections to TCP/IP ethernet access. They are used to packages like Red Ryder, Smartcomm, etc. which have all these nice features. If anyone knows of a product or has any ideas, please e-mail: steveb@welch.jhu.edu, not me!. Thanks in advance.
kdb@intercon.com (Kurt D Baumann) (06/28/90)
In article <1990Jun27.203353.2314@welch.jhu.edu>, johnj@welch.jhu.edu (John A. Johnston) writes: > Does anyone know if there is a TCP/IP software package that has Macro > capabilities? Currently we are using Host Access by Kinetics (At least > it was Kinetics before Shiva took over the Fastpath product) and it has > no macro capability and no printing feature. Our users are being > switched from Serial interface connections to TCP/IP ethernet access. > They are used to packages like Red Ryder, Smartcomm, etc. which have > all these nice features. > > If anyone knows of a product or has any ideas, please e-mail: > steveb@welch.jhu.edu, not me!. > > Thanks in advance. There are currently only four commercial TCP/IP packages for the Mac that I know of. Kinetics/Novell - HostAccess Ungermann Bass - UWS InterCon Systems - TCP/Connect II Wollongong Group - MacPathWay Access Out of those four the only one that I have heard has any Macro capability is UB's UWS. I personally have not seen it work (anyone at UB wanna trade a copy or TCP/Connect II for a copy of UWS?), but I have been told that it will do macros. TCP/Connect II allows users to reprogram function keys and print from the screen, so does MacPathWay Access. There is another product that might do what you want. InterCon Telnet Driver, which allows VersaTerm Pro and MicroPhone II net access. In conjunction with MicroPhone II you would have excellent scripting capabilities. All of these use MacTCP. Hope this helps, if you need anymore information feel free to drop me a line. -- Kurt Baumann 703.709.9890 703.709.9896 FAX
tim@efi.com (Tim Maroney) (06/29/90)
In article <1990Jun27.203353.2314@welch.jhu.edu> johnj@welch.jhu.edu (John A. Johnston) writes: >Does anyone know if there is a TCP/IP software package that has Macro >capabilities? Currently we are using Host Access by Kinetics (At least >it was Kinetics before Shiva took over the Fastpath product) and it has >no macro capability and no printing feature. Our users are being >switched from Serial interface connections to TCP/IP ethernet access. >They are used to packages like Red Ryder, Smartcomm, etc. which have >all these nice features. Of course. The freeware (but extensively tested) TOPS Terminal and TOPS TCP/IP package has a scripting language, usable for structured operations (login, etc.) and unstructured operations (macros). If your local BBS's don't have TOPS Terminal 1.3, ask 'em why not!
bschmidt@bnr.ca (Ben Schmidt) (06/29/90)
In article <1990Jun27.203353.2314@welch.jhu.edu> johnj@welch.jhu.edu (John A. Johnston) writes: > Does anyone know if there is a TCP/IP software package that has Macro > capabilities? Currently we are using Host Access by Kinetics (At least > it was Kinetics before Shiva took over the Fastpath product) and it has > no macro capability and no printing feature. Our users are being > switched from Serial interface connections to TCP/IP ethernet access. > They are used to packages like Red Ryder, Smartcomm, etc. which have > all these nice features. > I saw a MacTCP-based telnet with macro capabilities in some literature announcing the Ungermann-Bass MaxTalk AT router product, but I don't have a copy [hint, hint] so I can't comment on how well it works. Ben Schmidt Bell-Northern Research, Ltd. Ph: (613) 763-3906 Information Technology P.O. Box 3511, Station C FAX:(613) 763-3283 Ottawa Ontario Canada K1Y 4H7 bschmidt@bnr.ca Internet from AppleLink: bschmidt@bnr.ca@internet#
rck@george.CES.CWRU.Edu (Robert Knauerhase) (06/30/90)
In article <268A2A7D.3DE4@intercon.com> kdb@intercon.com (Kurt D Baumann) writes: >In article <1990Jun27.203353.2314@welch.jhu.edu>, johnj@welch.jhu.edu (John A. >Johnston) writes: >> Does anyone know if there is a TCP/IP software package that has Macro >> capabilities? [snip, snip] >> Our users are being >> switched from Serial interface connections to TCP/IP ethernet access. >> They are used to packages like Red Ryder, Smartcomm, etc. which have >> all these nice features. > [snip, snip, some more] > >TCP/Connect II allows users to reprogram function keys and print from the >screen, so does MacPathWay Access. Do you mean that it allows a press of a function key to perform several functions (i.e. send a string of chars as if typed)? I didn't see any mention of this in the TCP/Connect II manual... Rob Knauerhase +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Robert C. Knauerhase [new alumnus] | | rck@ces.cwru.edu,knauer@cwru.bitnet | Case Western Reserve University | | knauer@earth.lerc.nasa.gov | NASA Lewis Research Center | +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | "Beware the Turing tar pit, where everything is possible, | | but nothing of interest is easy." | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann) (06/30/90)
In article <1990Jun28.175842.17500@efi.com>, tim@efi.com (Tim Maroney) writes: > Of course. The freeware (but extensively tested) TOPS Terminal and > TOPS TCP/IP package has a scripting language, usable for structured > operations (login, etc.) and unstructured operations (macros). If > your local BBS's don't have TOPS Terminal 1.3, ask 'em why not! > Erg, Sorry about that I keep forgetting about TOPS Terminal (No it's not a conspiracy, sigh). I will make a note of this for the future. -- Kurt Baumann 703.709.9890 703.709.9896 FAX
kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann) (06/30/90)
In article <1990Jun29.173047.8404@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>, rck@george.CES.CWRU.Edu (Robert Knauerhase) writes: > >TCP/Connect II allows users to reprogram function keys and print from the > >screen, so does MacPathWay Access. > > Do you mean that it allows a press of a function key to perform several > functions (i.e. send a string of chars as if typed)? I didn't see any > mention of this in the TCP/Connect II manual... Yes. Why it isn't in the manual I don't know and will make sure that we document it. Hope that helps. -- Kurt Baumann 703.709.9890 703.709.9896 FAX