lyman@eos.UUCP (Lyman Taylor) (03/03/88)
I'm looking for a program that uses AppleTalk to allow one Mac to
show what is happening on the screen of a remote Mac:
"master" mac "slave" mac
\_________________________/
appeltalk
| |
| |
user pulls down the file the file menu falls down
menu
I don't need to track the mouse pointer; only the events generated that cause
"things" to happen ( buttons pressed... dialogs and menus activated, etc. )
This is not exactly a server/client relationship like NeWS, X windows, or file
servers are usually run. And its not like using TOPS or Appleshare to run a
program off of a remote disk. Although this has to involve passing messages
like the previously mentioned programs.
I would like to know if anyone has developed a program of this type.
And if so how I can get my HANDS on it. It would save alot of development
time on my part. ( Hopefully I don't have to reinvent the wheel :- )
Doesn't anyone do human computer interface testing out there? :-)
This has got to be the ultimate in unobtrusive testing.
[ If this program doesn't exist does anyone know of where I can get
my hands on some public domain source that demonstrates the
use of AppleTalk. ]
Besides the lack of a multi-million dollar market ... is there any
technical problem with getting such a program to work. I can't think of any;
however I haven't programmed extentsively on the Mac either. This program may
change that.
Thanks in advance.
WARNING: I have cross posted this message. If you post a response please be
careful. It probably to mail me a message if you know of such a beast or
( I know I'm going to reget this...) if your interested in the responses
I get. I'll try to post a summary.
Lyman S. Taylor lyman@ames-aurora.arpa
NASA Ames Research Center or
more verbose
...{uunet,hplabs,hao,ihnp4,decwrl,allegra,tektronix}!ames!aurora!lymanpmgreen@ICARUS.CNS.SYR.EDU (Philip M. Green) (03/05/88)
If you get any info please send me a copy or post it to the list. Thanks Phil Green Syracuse University pmgreen@icarus.cns.syr.edu
P9684@QZCOM.BITNET ("Peter Freund") (03/09/88)
Screen(Terminal) for Macintosh! Check out the product called "Timbuktu" from WOS DataSystems, Inc. (913) 843-8101 This program seems to be precisely what you look for. But I regard AppleTalk as to slow and "what happens on the Mac screen" too complicated as well as a regular terminal (just text). Peter Freund, Sweden
scott@tekcrl.TEK.COM (Scott Huddleston) (03/12/88)
It exists, and is called "Timbuktu" (rather appropriately). I can tell you the publisher next week. It's pretty powerful -- allowing one Mac to observe everything happening on another including mouse movements, and even allows interaction -- two people working on the same Mac (one remotely). It does not enslave more than one Mac at a time, alas.