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Subject: Re: SPAWN
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Date: 22 Dec 87 13:48:39 GMT
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>> From: ukma!nasa%gatech.edu@ccc.mfenet
>> Is it possible to do several spawns from DCL and some way flip between them?
>> For example if I wanted to spawn several SET HOSTs and be able to flip 
>> back and forth like a terminal server?  If not in DCL any way to it in C?

I have a program called BOSS (written in C) which lets you run several
spawned subprocesses simultaneously and to switch between them easily.  The
jobs running in the sub-processes all think they "own" the terminal.  Thus
you can run SET HOST, Emacs, etc. under BOSS.

BOSS was posted to INFO-VAX a few months back.  However, I can send it to
anyone who missed it.  It requires Kevin Carosso's pseudo-TTY package.  I
can send that too if need be.

    Charles Karney
    Plasma Physics Laboratory   Phone:   +1 609 243 2607
    Princeton University        MFEnet:  Karney@PPC.MFEnet
    PO Box 451                  ARPAnet: Karney%PPC.MFEnet@NMFECC.ARPA
    Princeton, NJ 08544-0451    Bitnet:  Karney%PPC.MFEnet@ANLVMS.Bitnet

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