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From: norm@hpfcdq.HP.COM (Norm Gee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: console only progs for AUX: terminal
Message-ID: <4710002@hpfcdq.HP.COM>
Date: 12 Jun 89 14:52:01 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO
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Over the weekend I hooked up a terminal to my Amiga's serial port, mounted
the serial port as an AUX: device (as described in the 1.3 enhancer docs), and
created a cli on the terminal.  It seems to work quite well, and I have thought
of several uses for this capability already.  However, the obvious limitation
is that only programs which use just the cli console window will work properly
on the terminal.  Since almost every program I have seen for the amiga opens
its own screen or at least its own window, none of these are useable from the
terminal.  
  So, I am looking for programs that run using only the cli console. ( public
domain is preferred, and I doubt that any marketed product would use only the
cli window).  If you have any information on any of the subjects below, please
let me know (preferrably by email).

1) Have you used the AUX: device to hook a terminal to the amiga's serial port?
   If so, what has your experience been with it?

2) Do you know of any useful programs (databases, spreadsheets, etc) that 
   use only the cli window?

I would greatly appreciate any information on the above topics, and if there
is any interest on the net, I would be happy to post a summary of what I learn.


Norm Gee                ...!hplabs!hpfcdq!norm