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From: mocker@raspberry.ucsb.edu (Mocker, Joe David)
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Subject: Re: PC remote control software
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Date: 5 Jan 90 00:13:42 GMT
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In article <1990Jan3.205217.15352@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> jdunn@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Jeff Dunn) writes:
>I am looking for a piece of software that will allow me to dial up an IBM
>PC and allow me to control it remotely. I have been using Carbon Copy 5.0 and
>have had problems with it locking up the keyboard, and I have heard of it
>locking up the entire computer at other installations. The packages I have
>heard of are:
>
>    Carbon Copy 5.0 (flakey)
>    Cosession
>    PC-Anywhere
>
>
>I would greatly appreciate hearing from people who have used any of these or
>other packaged software that performs this function. 

Jeff, the functionality of these programs depend on what you will be doing
with the computers; what software will you be running. I used to work for 
Norton-Lambert which makes the remote control software Close-Up. Close-Up is
an excellent product that is much better than CC any version, the price leaves
something to be desired. During my time there I participated in evaluating
most of these products. While I see Close-Up as probably the easiest to use,
CoSession, I remember to be extremely quick on screen updates; yet the user
interface leaves something to be desired (this was a year ago, maybe the 
interface has changed) PcAnywhere is good in that you can have any VT100 
emulator on the remote side (I think it was VT100, not sure what type of 
emulation) Remote2 is the same (I think it is by DCA)
One thing you may want to do is to ask for demos before buying; I know Close-Up
and maybe CC both have demos where you call one of their machines to play with
some applications.

Joe.