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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Remote control of PC via modem
Message-ID: <3448@utastro.UUCP>
Date: 6 Dec 88 15:33:35 GMT
References: <4652@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <104@unibase.UUCP> <190@serene.UUCP>
Organization: U. Texas, Astronomy, Austin, TX
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In article <190@serene.UUCP>, rfarris@serene.UUCP (Rick Farris) writes:
> In article <104@unibase.UUCP> root@unibase.UUCP (Super User) writes:
> >No communication software of any kind is required for this kind of
> >control.
> >
> >The basis of the solution is the 'ctty' command, which shifts the command
> >input/output from the keyboard/screen to a com port.
> 
> You must be joking.  Obviously you've never tried this. 

*sigh*  I've tried it, and Rick is right -- it's useless without some kind
of software package to overcome the basic defects.  It was a great idea --
but so was "An autogiro in every garage" from the 1930's -- or am I just
showing my age again?


-- 
Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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