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From: hcj@lzaz.ATT.COM (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Problems with RS232 stuff in Atari Minix
Summary: rs232 misconceptions for login an cu -- minix/st and pc
Message-ID: <366@lzaz.ATT.COM>
Date: 12 Jan 89 22:02:24 GMT
References: <8901121341.AA16586@decwrl.dec.com>
Organization: AT&T ISL Lincroft NJ USA
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I just seen two articles one for PC one for ST where the author
is changing /etc/ttys and then discussing cu.

THis is how it is (I think).

1. if you want to log into the minix box from the rs232 line:
	then put 101 (ST) or 1?1 (PC) [?= ???] in etc/ttys
2. I never see a login process, its burried in init.  Only after
	the line becomes active, and has logged in (past tense)
	will a sh line show up.
3. CU and any other terminal program cannot be used as long as init
	wants to try to login the line.  To use such a program
	I have to edit /etc/ttys, and reboot!!!

PS. I am about to repost the rs232/midi/bmsclock package.  It has been
	ifdeffed in such a way that you can build any or all that you
	want.

PPS. per character io using rs232 is S L O W ! ! !.  MINIX is not nearly
as fast as TOS.

Howard Johnson
ATT-BL
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