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From: mmedici@zodiac.rutgers.edu (Mark Medici)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Procomm Plus
Message-ID: <456@zodiac.rutgers.edu>
Date: 1 Jan 90 15:23:17 GMT
References: <5867@cps3xx.UUCP> <1989Dec21.122025.25155@uwasa.fi> <204@comcon.UUCP>
Organization: Rutgers University - CCIS
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In article <204@comcon.UUCP>, roy@comcon.UUCP (Roy M. Silvernail) writes:

  [bunch of stuff deleted]

> Shelling to DOS and working remotely are another question, though, and
> don't depend so much on the connection and terminal as on the software
> running on the remote machine. Programs such as Remote will let you
> drive a PC remotely with programs that do hardware i/o, but those are
> commercial programs. I haven't seen a shareware remote program yet... 

In a recent issue of one of the big microcomputer magazines (I beleive it
was a November issue of "PC Magazine"), was an article describing their
own freeware remote control software for PC's.  As I recall, this software
was only effective on text-based programs, but it was NOT limited to those
that use DOS calls (which can usually be redirected to the serial port,
eliminating the need for any intermediate software).

My understanding is that this software is freeware (e.g., copyrighted,
but you are free to use it as long as you don't incorporate or bundle
it with other items distributed at any cost).  If you can't find any
reference to the program, let me know by email and I'll look for it.
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