Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!milano!bigtex!mybest!occrsh!uokmax!mcmiller From: mcmiller@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Michael C Miller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: 2 users on a 386 Keywords: ignorant, I'm afraid Message-ID: <1989Oct13.025355.3353@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu> Date: 13 Oct 89 02:53:55 GMT References: <2344@hydra.gatech.EDU> <964@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> <2406@hydra.gatech.EDU> Reply-To: mcmiller@uokmax.UUCP (Michael C Miller) Organization: University of Oklahoma, Engineering Computer Network, Norman, OK Lines: 45 In article <2406@hydra.gatech.EDU> russ@prism.gatech.EDU (Russell Shackelford) writes: > >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: > >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!!! > > >-- Yo, Russ,, I tried to reply but the mailer didn't like the address or something.. If I understand your query correctly, then there is a very simple and inexpensive solution. At simtel there is a program called ------>> pd1:vmix221.arc <<-------. This is all you need. (well, this and a dumb terminal if you really want two people to each have their own terminals). Vmix is a multi-user ,multi- tasking sort of thing. The operators terminal can run concurrent windows and processes and other users can login through a comm port. This newest version will allow every user/process to have their/its own 640K dos shell.Neat trick, huh? I have tried the package on a 286 and it is really sweet, but for the multiple 640's you'll need the '386. (Thats the target machine anyway, right?). The "evaluation" copy on simtel will run 3 processes, the beefed-up registered version will handle 4 remotes and 4 local processes. If your trying to save some bucks, this is the way to go ( *nix is still to expensive for me). You can get a cheap/used terminal just about anywhere.. I hope this helps you..... .....sans -- < sans => mcmiller@uokmax.UUCP or mcmiller@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu > < '..this one goes up to eleven. Its ONE louder.' >