From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!iuvax!isrnix!greg
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Title: Re: linking between users
Article-I.D.: isrnix.142
Posted: Sun Jul 25 22:26:42 1982
Received: Wed Jul 28 06:19:53 1982

We have a program called 'talk' that simply sets your terminal into cbreak
mode and as you type characters, outputs them to another tty (by opening
the other tty ('natch)). It VERY simple, if two people want to talk, they
both just type:
talk 
and the program clears a line on the other persons terminal and starts
printing away. Very simple. A bit obnoxious if the other person doesnt 
want to talk, but we dont have problems...Works great.
I'm also working on a program much like the "autocom" program on PLATO,
which will allow multiple talking channels (8 people per channel, all
with their own window on the screen, public and private channels, 
channels can be set for 'topics' of discussion)...I doubt I'll even
start on it till september....I'm pretty backed up here...