Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!alberta!sask!skatter!kuo
From: kuo@skatter.UUCP (Dr. Peter Kuo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: anyone have info on "multilink"?
Summary: MULTILINK & MULTILINK Advanced
Keywords: remote modem multilink
Message-ID: <339@skatter.UUCP>
Date: 10 Dec 87 09:13:54 GMT
References: <167@iisat.UUCP>
Organization: Accelerator Lab, Saskatoon, Sask.
Lines: 40

In article <167@iisat.UUCP>, iis@iisat.UUCP (Public Net Access) writes:
> 
> i am trying to locate information on a program called mutlilink. i have
> heard that it permits one to run software on an ibm from a remote (dumb)
> terminal. is this correct? does anyone know of other software that will
> accomplish the same? any and all help would be appreciated. thank you.
> 
> paul gauthier.
> 
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The Multilink and its big brother Multilink Advanced (I believe that's
what it is called) are Canadian products (Toronto based I think). It
(at least the little brother, Multilink does) allows you to access the PC
via the serial port using a dumb terminal. Also, Multilink is a time-sharing
system that it allows you to switch between 9 jobs (one foreground, and 8
background). I have not use it myself but have seen it in action. It is
painfully slow on a PC/XT; you need to have either a turbo-XT or an AT.

I have seen ads for it when I am not paying much attention (8-). If you are
still interested, I can see what I have in my pile of magazines.

Peter
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