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From: 252u3684@fergvax.unl.edu (Troy Nothnagel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: UIS III, Uniterm, DCDesktop
Keywords: uis, uniterm, dcdesktop, communications
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Date: 13 Mar 91 09:52:53 GMT
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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
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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
 
 
If you change the modem's DTR line setting, you should be able to retain a
connection while in the desktop, and even if you shut the computer itself
off.