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From: russ@prism.gatech.EDU (Russell Shackelford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 2 users on a 386
Summary: a 3rd question.....
Keywords: ignorant, I'm afraid
Message-ID: <2406@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 10 Oct 89 17:04:49 GMT
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Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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earlier, I asked about how to hang a terminal off a 386 box to achieve
2 concurrent DOS users.  so far, have received few responses (THANKS to
you folks who DID respond).  to date, answers seem to be of 4 flavors:

1. you can't do it
2. use unix
3. use a software product whose name I forget (but have stored elsewhere)
   designed for this purpose
4. use Desqview, start a 2nd session, use CTTY COM1 (or something similar)

think I'll try 4 1st, then 3, then 2 as a last resort, since my buddy who
needs this is poor.

THIRD QUESTION:  what are the essential options re: terminals themselves.
smart vs dumb?  what's the diff?  what's the $$$$?

THANKS TO ALL who have/will help!!!


-- 
Russell Shackelford
School of Information and Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332
russ@prism.gatech.edu         (404) 834-4759