2flmlife@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (10/26/90)
When I got my 6386 WGS I did some fenagling withsome people at AT&T and got a hold of System V/386 3.2.2. But there was a small catch, I couldn't get the documentation, I was directed toward the Prentice Hall books, but being a poor student, I have not had the opportunity to purchase them. Well sysadmining your own home unix box is a complicated matter. But while I am saving up for the Documentation...I would love to play a little on my modem. All I have available in the way of a term program right now is uucp. I thought I would try calling up a couple of the local boards, and see if I could get my modem to work. So I set up my device ACU... And a System file for the board I was calling... Well as far as I can tell that is all correct, but I am getting an error message that says "no devices available". So maybe it isn't set up so well. I have the thing defined as tty00 with Hayes 2400, I was helped along some with the syntax and all by FACE. Is there something I have left to do? Do I have to do something else to tell unix it is there? Okay, other things I would like to know are... If I am buying the Prentice Hall books one at a time, which is the most importatnt to start with? What is the best secondary source for Unix information? What ftp locations have PD, freeware, or shareware unix programs? Is there a publicly available terminal program that would provide an easier interface than uucp? Any help on my device problem would be equally appreciated. As well as information about setting up bits, stopbits, duplex, and terminal emulation. (I think to change the terminal emulation all I have to do is enter "term=???" am I right on this. I hope someone out there can lend me a hand on this. I would sure appreciate it. Stephen R. Figgins University of Kansas 2flmlife@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
chip@chinacat.Unicom.COM (Chip Rosenthal) (10/27/90)
In article <26327.27273420@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> 2flmlife@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes: >But while I am saving up for the Documentation...I would love to play a >little on my modem. This is lame. You don't have enough money to buy the documentation, so you'll just post to USENET and spend our money to get your support. Read the fucking manual. If you don't have the money for manuals, then you've got no business trying to run UNIX. Yes I'm in a pissy mood. I'm usually in a pissy mood the day the phone bill arrives. This kind of crap doesn't help. -- Chip Rosenthal <chip@chinacat.Unicom.COM> Unicom Systems Development, 512-482-8260 Our motto is: We never say, "But it works with DOS."