Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site timeinc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxn!houxm!vax135!timeinc!dwight From: dwight@timeinc.UUCP (Dwight Ernest) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Access XT Remotely? How? Message-ID: <69@timeinc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 5-Dec-84 12:09:28 EST Article-I.D.: timeinc.69 Posted: Wed Dec 5 12:09:28 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Dec-84 05:23:36 EST References: <607@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> <65@timeinc.UUCP> <106@sdcc13.UUCP> Organization: Time, Inc. - New York Lines: 36 > > > > > > Can you tell me of a way to access an XT remotely? For example, > > > I have a terminal at home. I would like to call up my XT at work and > > > do some work on it (not just transfer files). > > > Sam Scalise > > > > Sam, It's not easy to do what you want to do. > > --Dwight Ernest KA2CNN \ Usenet:...vax135!timeinc!dwight > > While it's true that most software won't work over a serial line, > doesn't PC-DOS allow the use of the machine remotely via > ctty (or is it stty?). although I've never tried it, "ctty aux" > should do what you want. > - stu Well, you'd probably want to do a "ctty com1:" (or whatever the port's designation is). But that's just fancy redirection on the same level that I pointed out in my previous message was not very functional. I received some mail from folks who said "try PC/IX" or "try Xenix" or "try Coherent." And I will, someday, if/when I don't have a VAX to play with. But in the meantime, I think what Sam probably wanted to do was run PCDOS applications through his modem, and all I'm trying to say is that this just isn't very practical at all due to the dependence on the goddam ROM code to do screen i/o. (I think all PC owners, if they thought about it, would admit to a love/hate relationship with that proprietary ROM stuff.) -- --Dwight Ernest KA2CNN \ Usenet:...vax135!timeinc!dwight Time Inc. Editorial Technology Group, New York City Voice: (212) 554-5061 \ Compuserve: 70210,523 \ EIES: 1228 Telemail: DERNEST/TIMECOMDIV/TIMEINC \ MCI: DERNEST "The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Time Incorporated or its management." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------