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From: carl@doctor.Tymnet.COM (Carl Baltrunas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Best way to get multiple connect windows to Unix
Keywords: MacLayers Unix
Message-ID: <1347@doctor.Tymnet.COM>
Date: 21 Nov 90 10:11:10 GMT
References: <627@autodesk.COM> <14720@cs.utexas.edu> <7203@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Reply-To: carl@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Carl Baltrunas)
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In article <7203@castle.ed.ac.uk> ngse18@castle.ed.ac.uk (J R Evans) writes:
>rosen@cs.utexas.edu (Fletcher Mattox) writes:
>
>>MacLayers is what you want. I'm using it right now in fact. It can do everything
>>you asked for and a little more. It has a few minor problems, but over all it
>>is extremely robust.
>
>>I believe you can get the Unix source and Macintosh binaries from either
>>sumex or rascal.ics.utexas.edu.
>
>>--Eric
>
>layers is very good, but don't neglect the older uw software, which has a
>couple of advantages
>   ... also rather better documented.

Sumex archives have both in info-mac/unix.  I've been using both to decide
which is better. (about 2 weeks now) 1 wk for each app.  I like the solid
feel that uw has, but I don't like adm31 terminal emulation.  MacLayers has
only irritated me with it's vt-100 (not-quite all the features) problems.

I use a lot of screen editors that think they know what a vt-100 looks like
and almost every vt-100 package seems to have problems with one or more of
them.  Kermit seems the most stable for me.  But... I've gotten used to the
ability to switch windows and it's soooo much nicer to put up with all of
the problems rather than to lose that.

Also, does anyone know if there are any other packages in the works to support
windowing with X, OpenLook, etc.  ???

If anyone knows if the Mac sources to either of these are available from the
authors, I'd be willing to try and fix some of the problems, add reasonable
new features and correct (possible) oversights.

-Carl
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