Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!spf
From: spf@clyde.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: RS232 Help Needed
Message-ID: <4937@clyde.ATT.COM>
Date: Wed, 7-Jan-87 11:50:26 EST
Article-I.D.: clyde.4937
Posted: Wed Jan  7 11:50:26 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 8-Jan-87 02:10:39 EST
References: <256@cascade.STANFORD.EDU>
Sender: nuucp@clyde.ATT.COM
Reply-To: spf@bonnie.UUCP (Steve Frysinger)
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ
Lines: 19
Xref: watmath comp.sys.mac:618 comp.sys.dec:35

I suppose you've already tried this, but just in case,
try hitting carriage return on the MAC; maybe DTR is not making
a transition, so the getty on COM1 doesn't know it has to prompt.
Getty also responds to  so it's worth a try.

By the way, how do you like VENIX on the PRO?  Have you tried using
any of its "real-time" features?  I have a PRO-350 running the
P/OS Toolkit (an RSX port), because I need real-time capabilities in
my home psychoacoustics lab, but I've been considering going to VENIX.
I've used it in "standard UNIX" mode, and although slow it seems
reasonable.  But I've got no feedback on the real-time features
like preemptive process priorities, 1/60 second sleep increments,
and asynchronous I/O.  Any impressions would be interesting.
I'd also like to know where to get it for less than $1K!

Steve Frysinger
***
We don't need to know the answers to hope and pray for peace.
		-- Renaissance