From: paul@soundex.Celestial.COM (Paul W. Mehner)
Subject: Re: PCI interface
Organization: Soundex Information Systems, Inc.  (206) 838-6445
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:56:30 GMT
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Bill Campbell (bill@Celestial.COM) wrote:
: In <1992Nov13.211548.2415@catfish.az05.bull.com> jsmith@cibecue.az05.bull.com (Joe Smith) writes:
: 
: :I am running an ODT 1.1 server on a 486-33 EISA machine which has PCs 
: :connected via PCI from Locus.  The usual functions - printing on the UNIX
: :printers, mounting UNIX server as local PC drive and running non-interactiv
: :commands from the PC via "on" work beautifully.  However, besides these 
: :functions I would like to be able to run DOS applications on the ODT server
: :via merge and run them from the PCs(used as terminals).  The terminal
: 
: I have a dumb question.  Why would you want to run these under
: merge rather than running them directly on the DOS machine.
: One of the reasons we put PCs on PC-I is to get around the
: limitations of Merge and have pure brain-dead DOS available.
: 
: :emulator supplied with PCI called EM2 emulates only VT100 or VT220 and will
: :not display the DOS programs properly(as they appear on the local console.
: :Has anyone done this?  My budget is almost non-existent so I need an almost
: :no-cost solution.  I have heard that TinyTerm from Century software will
: :emulate an SCO console so it may do the trick.  However, the PCs have no
: :TCP-IP other than PCI installed so it would have to work across the PCI
: :interface.  Someone at Interop told me that Locus had a version of TinyTerm
: :that they sold for this purpose.  Has anyone heard of this?  Maybe an
: :Internet address for Locus is all I need.  I would welcome any low cost
: :solutions that anyone has implemented.  TinyTerm at $59 per user in a 5 term
: :license wouldn't be bad, but a no cost solution would be even better.
: 
: TinyTerm does work under windows and gives sco-term emulation.  I
: tried it when Locus had a special, but didn't like it as well as
: JSB Multiview since TinyTerm's window didn't quite fit on the
: screen using vanilla VGA resolution -- I would have to scroll
: horizontally to get the 80th character on the screen.  IMHO JSB
: Multiview does a better job because the entire UNIX screen fits
: in the window.
: 
: Bill
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TinyTerm does all fit on the screen when you use the System 16x7
font and one of the "Terminal" fonts as well (the fonts are
selectable).  As a promotional offer, Century Software
(makers of TinyTerm) and Locus (PCI) bundle the two
products together, but you have to order them bundled as they are
MUCH more expensive when ordered separately (~ 2x !).  I was even
quoted a price for the bundle that was LESS than the price of
TinyTerm outside of the Bundle!  The $59 TinyTerm is probably
NOT the one with Windows and NetBios support, make sure that you
are ordering the correct one.  Prices are probably about $200 a
copy.  TinyTerm has the ability to detect illegal copies
on the network, so make sure that you order enough for your
needs.  Also, although it is supported, you do not need TCP/ip
on the PC, just on the UNIX host.  You DO need PC-interface on
the host and each TinyTerm utilizing PC.

In regards to running DOS applications under Merge via a
terminal... gasp!... I think that you would be MUCH happier
running the application on the DOS PC by using PC-interfaces
virtual drive capacity as a networking tool.  The PC could
run the software in its native environment and store just
its' data in a centralized location on the UNIX host.  Perhaps
I don't see the whole picture as to WHY you would want to run
DOS applications under Merge via a terminal.  To me, that's
kinda' like taking the bus when first class airfair is less
expensive!
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