[comp.os.msdos.programmer] CTTY, substitute.

ralphs@sumax.seattleu.edu (Ralph Sims) (12/06/90)

cs202101@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs202101) writes:

> In article <1182@ncis.tis.llnl.gov> roott@tis.llnl.gov (Tom Root) writes:

> >I would like to know if anyone knows of a public domain or commercial progra
> >that will "re-direct" ALL console and keyboard activity to the com (1or2)
> >port

> The easiest solution that I can think of is to write your own redirection
> program in C, using dup2 to redirect the i/o.  Also, it sounds as though
> part of your problem might be that no redirection is being done for
> stderror.

There are a few workable applcations that will do this for you.

One is GATEWAY, which allows the local user to see what the remote user
is up to.  Another is WABIRD, which does the same thing, but adds some
bells and whistles.  The third is DOORWAY which will allow the remote
user to run MANY applications remotely, such as WORDSTAR, LOTUS, LIST,
etc., which use direct screen writes.

Ftp users can get these on chyde.uwasa.fi (not sure if I sent them
WABIRD, however).  They can be downloaded from here (PEP speed) at
+1 206 292-9048, or I'll uuencode them and send them along.  These
are all shareware items and have enjoyed wide use in the bbs world.

pyro@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Leedell Miller) (12/07/90)

_____roott@tis.llnl.gov (Tom Root) ]__________________________________________
|In ms-dos an internal command called "ctty" redirects "most" console
|activities to a com port (1 or 2).  The problem is that it does NOT send
|ALL output that would go to the screen to the com port (only non-graphic)
|
|I would like to know if anyone knows of a public domain or commercial program
|that will "re-direct" ALL console and keyboard activity to the com (1or2) 
|_____________________________________________________________________________

pcANYWHERE IV

DMA
1776 East Jericho Turnpike
Huntington, NY  11743
(516) 462-0440

The program provides for file transfers and remote control of another
system.  Additionally, the images on the host screen appear on the remote
console, text and graphics, BIOS/DOS routine or direct memory access
notwithstanding.

There are others, but that's the only one on which I have full info handy.

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jjwebb@cruzio.UUCP (JJ Webb) (12/08/90)

In article <1990Dec6.001129.24248@Octopus.COM> stever@octopus.UUCP (Steve Resnick ) writes:
>In article <4619@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> cs202101@umbc5.umbc.edu.UUCP (cs202101) writes:
>applications run "over the wire: which would otherwise not do so. (Carbon Copy
>for instance).  There is a public domain program which does this, but I 
>cannot seem to dig up the name here right now...
>Hope this helps...
>

The name of the PD carbon copy is, I believe, TANDEM.

			jjwebb

hendricp@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz (Peter Hendricks) (12/09/90)

In article <1182@ncis.tis.llnl.gov>, roott@lance.tis.llnl.gov (Tom Root) writes:
> In ms-dos an internal command called "ctty" redirects "most" console
> activities to a com port (1 or 2).  The problem is that it does NOT send
> ALL output that would go to the screen to the com port (only non-graphic)
> 
> I would like to know if anyone knows of a public domain or commercial program
> that will "re-direct" ALL console and keyboard activity to the com (1or2) 
> port
> 
Unfortunately, it's not that simple.  While you can re-direct a stream of
characters, you can't easily re-direct direct screen writes, because you have
to also transmit to the receiving end where on the screen to place characters.

If you want to connect a PC running MesSyDOS to the com port, you may want to
try these packages:
ELSEWR22.*  Elsewhere, a PC-Anywhere clone, drive your PC thru com port
TR2-6.*     Telereplica, Connect 2 PC's, use both keyboards

Should be available on Simtel20.

To my knowledge, these will only allow CGA graphics and text, but a newer
version may provide support for other graphics adapters.  This will probably be
very SLOW.

Peter