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From: trb@stag.UUCP ( Todd Burkey )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ST as remote slave (I/O redirection)
Message-ID: <192@stag.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 26-Jul-87 17:57:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: stag.192
Posted: Sun Jul 26 17:57:22 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 28-Jul-87 00:44:42 EDT
References: <347@philmds.UUCP> <811@percival.UUCP>
Reply-To: trb@stag.UUCP ( Todd Burkey )
Distribution: world
Organization: Mindtools ST Access Group, Plymouth, MN
Lines: 39
Keywords: FLASH, KERMIT, Slave

In article <811@percival.UUCP> edrury@percival.UUCP (Ed Drury) writes:
>In article <347@philmds.UUCP> frans@philmds.UUCP (Frans Meulenbroeks) writes:
>>What I essentially want to do is some file manipulation (remove/create 
>>folder etc), and file transfer. Does anyone know about a way to accomplish 
>>this? I think a kermit server would do, but does such a beast exist?
> I know that ANITC magazine advertises a Kermit server which works with 
>Flash. It is called REMOTE CONTROL ACCESSORY & KERMIT PROTOCOL. While it
>doesn't appear to be more than a file server it does have the nice feature
>of costing only 24.95. It does require Flash however.
Has anyone ever gotten this to work? (Flash's kermit)...I have had
nothing but problems with it (trying to talk to apollo and vax
kermits). I have had good luck with pc/intercom, however.
> You can use the public domain program Citadel to create directories 
>indirectly by creating directory rooms if you config it to handle remote
>sysop functions. You can then use xmodem to put files into your directory.

This would be a messy way to get outside control. I do have one idea
that should work. I was just using procomm on the ST under PC-Ditto
IBM-PC emulation mode. It worked very nicely (kind of slow at 9600
baud direct connect to an apollo, but the apollo never seems to talk
at more than 4800 baud anyway). Procomm is a PD/shareware program on
the PC that does support a remote kermit server as well as allowing
you to set up procomm as a mini bbs (Procomm is primarily used as a
terminal program...supporting xmodem, kermit, ymodem, wxmodem, and
other protocols.) As far as I can tell, you could even set up a PC bbs
like Collie or RBBS to allow remote login and drop to DOS operations
from within PC-Ditto. So far everything I have tried on PC-Ditto
works, although some things like my Kaypro Wordstar seem incredible
slow when updating the screen (whereas stuff like word proof updates
the screen much faster.) And you can even access your ST harddisk
files and stuff (up to 4 'drives' on the hard disk) without any
reformatting.

I can see it now...All the ST people using rn are doing a 
'g comp.binaries.ibm.pc'.

-Todd Burkey
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