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From: feustel@well.sf.ca.us (David Alan Feustel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: MKS Toolkit tips (Anyone, anyone??)
Keywords: MKS TOOLKIT UNIX DOS
Message-ID: <17909@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 9 May 90 23:53:19 GMT
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rwberry@hubcap.clemson.edu (Robert W Berry) writes:

=I recently purchased the MKS Toolkit.  (Joy of joys, I've been waiting
=to buy this package for a couple of years now!!)

=I've read through the manual(s), and I think I've done a good job of
=setting my PC to look a _LOT_ like a unix box.  But I've probably missed
=a lot a details.

=So anyone out there with some MKS experience, I'd love to hear about any
=tips (or traps) that you know of.  (I know I could write MKS at their
=Email address, but I really don't have a lot of specific questions, I'm
=really just looking for general advice.)

=Some sample questions I thought about:

=     Does the toolkit use EMS memory (either type)?
	No.
=     If so, do you have to do anything special to use this memory?
	N/A
=     How hard is it to use the toolkit utilities over a serial link?
	No problem as long as your terminal acts like a pc.
=     Is there a way to get around having garbage left in the envonment 
=          when setting up a DOS account (under configuration 4?)
	Please elaborate.
=     How hard is it to get mailx to work with UUPC?
	There is no mailer included with the toolkit. Mailx will read
	Unix mbox files.
=     How typical is it for programs to choke and die on a switch
	Almost never (M4 has a few bugs, though).
=          character other than '/'?
=     How "secure" is login?
	There is no such thing as a secure dos system.
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