Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!nuchat!peter
From: peter@nuchat.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Suggestion for vt100r2.8: external file-transfer programs
Message-ID: <588@nuchat.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jan 88 03:50:41 GMT
References: <195@geocub.UUCP>
Organization: Public Access - Houston, Tx
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In article <195@geocub.UUCP>, anthes@geocub.UUCP (Franklin Anthes) writes:
>  Here's my idea. instead of adding the `n' file-transfer protocols to the
> `m' communications programs why couldn't there be a menu selection which
> would :

> 	a) stop accepting input from keyboard until same menu item selected
> 	b) either open serial port in shared mode, or close serial port until
> 	  user requests it to be reopened using menu item.

> So then any stand alone file-transfer program could work with a terminal
> program which did this.

>  So what have I forgotten? And what do you think about the idea?

 a) I don't think that having it stop accepting keyboard input is a good idea.
    it should accept keystrokes and discard them.

 b) Is it meaningful top open the port in shared mode? What happens to each
    character when two people have the port open? If it is meaningful and
    something intelligent happens (like characters get sent to both programs)
    then you don't need either of the menu items.

 c) I think it's a great idea. It's an obvious solution to the problem of extra
    protocols. Even better than just having it stop would be to have it call
    the protocol program itself.

 d) Once again something that nobody but the Amiga can do.
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