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From: shapiro@rb-dc1.UUCP (Mike Shapiro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Controlling PC via serial port
Keywords: PC, serial port, pcANYWHERE
Message-ID: <412@rb-dc1.UUCP>
Date: 14 Mar 89 21:51:44 GMT
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Reply-To: shapiro@rb-dc1.SanDiego.gould.UUCP (Michael Shapiro)
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Organization: Gould/GSD, San Diego
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In article <2069@ritcsh.UUCP> dani@ritcsh.UUCP (Dani Kadoch) writes:
>
>I just reviewed a product called "PC-Anywhere" that allows FULL,
>COMPLETE access to a PC remotely, from any type of terminal (there are
>several types supported, like vt100, etc.)  They also include a
>special "terminal emulator" if you're using a PC to access your remote
>PC.
   ... deleted ...

A few months ago, I finished development of two operator console
products for National Advanced Systems (NAS).  The products, which are
sold under the name AS/CF (for Advanced Systems/Control Facility),
allow an installation to replace the regular operator console with a
specially equipped PC-AT class machine.  The computer replaces the
screen, keyboard, and a lamp/switch panel.  We selected pcANYWHERE as
the system to allow remote control of the console, permitting an
operator at a central facility to operate many remote computers.

In my evaluation of pcANYWHERE, I found only a few key combinations
which did not work correctly for a 101-key enhanced keyboard.  The
most serious from our viewpoint were that Ctrl-PrtScrn and
Alt-NumKeypad* did not send proper codes.  Two other combinations on
the numeric pad (which I've forgotten) also failed.  The problems were
reported to EKD Associates, and may have been fixed by now.  (They
were quite responsive to earlier deficiency reports, correcting all
key code combination errors quickly.)  The screen update time of the
system seemed the best of the five similar products I tried.  (We
worked only in character mode, so I can't comment on their graphic
modes support.)

We were quite happy with the product.

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Michael Shapiro, Gould/General Systems Division
15378 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128
(619)485-0910    UUCP: ...sdcsvax!ncr-sd!rb-dc1!shapiro