Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!midway!valley From: valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: PC server (where is?) Message-ID: Date: 18 Dec 90 19:46:03 GMT References: <2552@krafla.rhi.hi.is> Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator) Organization: University of Chicago Lines: 33 adamd@rhi.hi.is (Adam David) writes: >Hi all, >does anyone know of a PD / shareware program to run a PC as a remote server? >(preferably with source code as it will have to be tweaked). >What I have in mind is a program which sits TSR in the background and gives >a terminal connected to a COM: port the following service: >1) reasonably full access to DOS commands, and run simpler applications remotely >2) file (device) server access, so a single hard disk & laser printer etc. can >be shared by any other machine which has access to that COM: port >Preferably DOS command access and device access should have some availability >even if the PC is being used (as itself) locally at the command prompt or even >within other applications if enough memory is available. This is however not >entirely necessary (though it helps). >I'm not regular to this newsgroup so email please, if I get interesting replies >then I'll summarise it. >Adam David. adamd@rhi.hi.is This is an FAQ, in the general case. The answer being: Use Carbon Copy, PC Anywhere, or some such. These are all commerical products, but I think there are even some PD/shareware programs available now. These programs all give full screen access to a remote DOS machine. Some even work with graphics screens. However, your question indicates that all you need is command level access, in which case you could probably get by with just using CTTY. -----