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From: hsc@ahuta.UUCP (h.cohen)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: file xfer utility sought
Message-ID: <609@ahuta.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 17:29:20 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 12 17:29:20 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 13-Apr-85 05:34:25 EST
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Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Holmdel NJ
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AT&T-IS sells a product called Tango.  The PC part of Tango does
terminal emulation and file xfer, as do Crosstalk, etc.  The UNIX
part (sold by AT&T-IS for 3B2 and 3B5 only, but available for
other UNIX machines) is a set of utilities that support the
xmodem file xfer and do other useful things.  For example,
one UNIX command ("pcxec") executes an MSDOS command on the PC.
Tango has a simple script language  that allows automatic dialup
and login, and whatever other automatic actions you would like.
Since a UNIX shell script can command your PC once it is logged in,
and can examine files, do file xfers up and down, etc.
it would be easy to set up the kind of file backup procedure you want.
Tango is in "Class 2" status in DOSS right now - the software and
documentation are on the shelf, but there's some red tape to be
unwound.  That means that it may not be orderable without the Product
Manager's permission for another two weeks or so. 

If you are interested, send me mail and I will pass it on to the
Product Manager.
If you want the UNIX utilities for something other than 3B2 or 3B5
(e.g., Amdahl, VAX, etc.)  I can probably help.