rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang) (05/07/91)
Here is a different kind of problem. Does anyone know of a way to configure a system, such that you have two cpus (a PC 386 clone, and a mac modular cpu), with a common keyboard, mouse, and monitor? Preferably, switching between the two should be at most with a T-switch. And not with an Orange micro card, either! Post your suggestions. I'd like to see the discussion develop. You can also e-mail, but I'll summarize only if someone requests for it. Thanks. -rich Richard Sucgang : Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology Columbia University (sucgang@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu; de slime god rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu)
john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III) (05/10/91)
In article <1991May7.030229.11782@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang) writes: > Here is a different kind of problem. Does anyone know of a way to > configure a system, such that you have two cpus (a PC 386 clone, and > a mac modular cpu), with a common keyboard, mouse, and monitor? Set up your mac using the PC as a stand to raise your Mac to the proper viewing height. Make sure that you do not plug the PC in. 8-) > Preferably, switching between the two should be at most with a > T-switch. And not with an Orange micro card, either! I saw a program a few years ago that allowed a Mac to control a PC. The PC ended up in a window on the Mac screen. I think it was created by the MacCharlie people, but I'm not sure. Check out recent Mac Connection, Mac Zone, or Mac Warehouse catelogs. Another alternative, if you like UNIX, is to run VP/ix on your PC, then use a Mac window as a dumb terminal. -john- -- ============================================================================= John A. Weeks III (612) 942-6969 john@newave.mn.org NeWave Communications, Ltd. ...uunet!tcnet!newave!john
pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com (Paul E. Jacoby) (05/10/91)
In article <819@newave.UUCP> john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III) writes: >In article <1991May7.030229.11782@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang) writes: >> Here is a different kind of problem. Does anyone know of a way to >> configure a system, such that you have two cpus (a PC 386 clone, and >> a mac modular cpu), with a common keyboard, mouse, and monitor? > >I saw a program a few years ago that allowed a Mac to control a PC. The >PC ended up in a window on the Mac screen. I think it was created by >the MacCharlie people, but I'm not sure. Check out recent Mac Connection, >Mac Zone, or Mac Warehouse catelogs. There are a couple of different programs that control a PC from a Mac. PCanywhere and PC MacTerm from DMA, Inc are a pair of programs. The first runs on the PC, the latter on the Mac. This gives you the 'PC in a window' control setup, and works very well over modems or direct wiring. MacChuck from Vano Associates does the same thing, but works best in a direct-connection setup (I believe modem support may be forthcoming). I use PCanywhere/PCMacTerm, but have no experience with MacChuck. -- | Paul E. Jacoby, 3M Company | | | Maplewood, MN 55144-1000 | Parachuting? Why jump out of a | | => pejacoby@3m.com | perfectly good airplane? | | (612) 737-3211 | |
) (05/11/91)
Try 'MacChuck'- its lets you control a headless PC via a serial connection. Failing that, try SoftPC from Insignia. You'll need to sacrifice at least 5 Megs of Disk Space (Hard Disk Mandatory) and have a '030 Mac to make performance tolerable, but it does the job. Besides, no price is too great when you just gotta run WordStar 2000! :-)
rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang) (05/11/91)
In article <1991May10.191820.9641@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> sjhg9320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Vomit on a Stick! ) writes: >Try 'MacChuck'- its lets you control a headless PC via a serial connection. > >Failing that, try SoftPC from Insignia. You'll need to sacrifice at least >5 Megs of Disk Space (Hard Disk Mandatory) and have a '030 Mac to make >performance tolerable, but it does the job. > >Besides, no price is too great when you just gotta run WordStar 2000! :-) Who makes MacChuck? Any reviews on the perfomance? What is it, anyway? -rich Richard Sucgang : Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology Columbia University (sucgang@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu; de slime god rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu)