Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!pprg.unm.edu!topgun.dspo.gov!lanl!opus!dante!lrasmuss From: lrasmuss@nmsu.edu (Linda Rasmussen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard Subject: HyperCard as a Front-End Message-ID: <306@opus.NMSU.EDU> Date: 12 Aug 89 12:08:08 GMT Sender: news@nmsu.edu Lines: 16 Does anyone know of a good source of information about using hypercard as a front end to other systems? Right now I have a stack set up to go out and connect to unix/mainframe systems via Kermit and some macros, but I would really like to explore the possibilities of creating a direct hypercard interface to particular information bases on those systems. I have been reading about "Chaffeur," the Compuserve hypercard interface. Are there more generic sets of XCMD's for making serial port connections and communicating with other systems? Has anyone tried this? Are there any problems with speed (i.e., lack of it?) Any information appreciated! Linda Rasmussen lrasmuss@dante.nmsu.edu New Mexico State University (505)646-5598