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From: rlneal@ihlpl.UUCP (Neal)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: unix to pc com via modem
Message-ID: <1193@ihlpl.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Aug-86 16:42:04 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihlpl.1193
Posted: Thu Aug 14 16:42:04 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 15-Aug-86 20:14:09 EDT
References: <1048@soma.UUCP> <255@killer.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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> In article <1048@soma.UUCP>, dan@soma.UUCP (Dan Johnston) writes:
> > At home I have an IBM pc/xt that I use for fun things like home
> > money management, investment stuff, and games for my three kids.  I also
> > use the pc heavily for dialing up my work for reading/sending mail, reading
> > netnews, and wordprocessing remotely.  I also have kermit on the pc so
> > I can transfer a file from the unix machine at work to the pc at home.  All
> > works beautifully and is extremely useful--all thanks to the systems
> > manager at work (stan barber).  On a number of occasions, however, I wished
> > I could do the reverse--that is, while at work (on the unix box), I would 
> > like to be able to dial up the pc at home and look at a file or run a program.
> > The question is what software is available (if any) to allow me to do this?
> > The modem is autoanswer and is connected to a dedicated phone line so that's 
> > no problem, but I would need some software on the pc to allow it to be run 
> > remotely.  I would then need something on the unix box to set up properly the
> > terminal characteristics.
> > 
> > Any ideas or suggestions would be welcome.  thanks!
> > 
> > dan johnston                         arpanet: dan%soma.UUCP@rice.EDU
> > dept of neurology                    UUCP:  soma!dan
> > baylor college of medicine
> > houston, tx 77030
> 
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Another approach would be to get software that would allow the PC to 
operate as a host computer.  HOST-III is available from a public domain
users group called NPCUG.  Address: NPCUG, Suite C-332, 323 So. Franklin
Bldg., Chicago, Ill.  Other public domain groups may have it also.
This will not allow you to actually operate the PC from a terminal, but
it will let you dial into it and transfer files with another computer.
I ordered this and recieved it the other day.  I started it running
and then dialed into it and nothing happened.  So, it does not work 
for me, yet.  The difficulty may be that it requires a Hayes modem
and mine is a Rixon running in the Hayes mode.
  
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
                                         --- Bob Neal
                                             AT&T IS
                                             Naperville, Il
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