bengsig@oracle.nl (Bjorn Engsig) (12/01/89)
Is it anyhow possible to use the open command on dumb terminals? What I'd like is something like the SysV.3 shl (shell layers). On PS/2 AIX I can do with job control, but I'd like to have a similar thing on RT AIX. -- Bjorn Engsig, Domain: bengsig@oracle.nl, bengsig@oracle.com Path: uunet!mcsun!orcenl!bengsig
garnett@rpp386.cactus.org (John Garnett) (12/02/89)
In article <559.nlhp3@oracle.nl> bengsig@oracle.nl (Bjorn Engsig) writes: >Is it anyhow possible to use the open command on dumb terminals? >What I'd like is something like the SysV.3 shl (shell layers). There's no way that I know of to use the AIX 'open' command on Ascii terminals ('open' relies on the hft device driver while terminals use the tty device driver). AIX doesn't come with shl either. I have heard of a product known as JSB Multiview that might provide the function you require (this is not a product endorsement - just a friendly pointer to a possible solution). JSB Multiview offers the AIX Ascii terminal user the capability to open multiple simultaneous shells using a text-based windowing system. I think that IBM markets the program (support is provided by another company). John Garnett -- +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | John Garnett | Base 1.9 | | garnett@rpp386.cactus.org | | | {bigtex|texbell}!rpp386!garnett | "It's almost binary" |