Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!mshiels
From: mshiels@tmsoft.uucp (Michael A. Shiels)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Ideas for a GETTY/LOGIN for OS/2
Message-ID: <1989Nov16.005916.18136@tmsoft.uucp>
Date: 16 Nov 89 00:59:16 GMT
Reply-To: mshiels@tmsoft.UUCP (Michael A. Shiels)
Followup-To: comp.os.os2
Organization: MaS Network Software and Consulting
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Possibilities for running a sophisticated multi-line online system.
 
I am trying to create a system whereby users login and can run most
(if not hopefully all non graphics OS/2 programs remotely).  There
are many problems I am running into in the design stages of the more
complicated possibilites and I would like some feed back.
 
A) Use the COM handle to be passed as stdin/stdout to sub programs.
    Advantages:
                sub programs can change things like flow control etc
    
    Disadvantages:
al input to both the program
                    and the screen and the same with program output
    Disadvantages:
                no way for subprograms to use DosDevIOCtl
                still can't run VIO/KBD programs   
 
C) Use KbdRegister and VioRegister in the modem answering program and then
    translate all the IO into a CURSES style screen IO with periodic updates
    out the serial line.
    Advantages: 
                anything will then run
    Disadvantages
                can't snoop (unless someone can tell me how I can do screen
                             IO once I have registered a function for 
                             Vio output calls??????)
 
 
I have option A and B implemented to run 2 programs so far.  Czar Wars
and Nethack.  No password required and then the program just pops up.