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From: uace0@menudo.uh.edu (Michael B. Vederman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: UIS III, Uniterm, DCDesktop
Keywords: uis, uniterm, dcdesktop, communications
Message-ID: <1991Mar7.180004.5485@menudo.uh.edu>
Date: 7 Mar 91 18:00:04 GMT
References: <1991Mar6.121321.396@nic.csu.net>
Organization: University of Houston
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In article <1991Mar6.121321.396@nic.csu.net> ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg) writes:
>
> I've encountered the following problem and was wondering whether or not anyone
> knows how to correct it, or if it can be corrected.
>Message-ID: <1991Mar6.161126.16586@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
>Date: 6 Mar 91 16:11:26 GMT
>Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
>Lines: 11
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>
> When running DCDesktop and using Uniterm to connect to a mainframe, I tried
> to exit Uniterm and do something at the desktop.  When I got to the desktop
> I tried to access UISIII via the UIS da...when I did this the machine
> froze and I had to reboot, losing my communications connection.  Is
> this something that should happen, i.e. is it impossible to retain my
> communication connection while doing something at the desktop?, or 
> is there some way to accomplish this kind of activity?
> Thanks.
> --Gerry
> ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu

Gerry -

If you are at the desktop, then you can press the <F1> function key to call
up the file selector.  This was specifically designed so you could remove
the UIS DA.

Does the problem exist when you call it up using the <F1> key?

If so, we need to look into this.

- mike

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