HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
Subject: Re: Does anyone remember the Tandy 6000?
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 14:43:04 GMT
Keywords: old, Tandy, 6000

In article <suwandi.724558019@sfu.ca> suwandi@fraser.sfu.ca (Julian Suwandi) writes:
>Hmm... let me refer to my prehistoric guide to computers... <flip, flip> no, no,
>no, hmm.. it seems that it's been extinct for quite a while..

>Anyway, I have doubts about it running Xenix, if it makes you feel better.. :)

Have NO doubts.  It ran Xenix, and quite well for it's day.  The 3.2
was pretty decent - a big improvment over the early 1.x releases.

Mine here was running a usenet node until the net grew to exceed the
6000's capability.   It had 4 megs of RAM, the MMU mod, a pair of 70
meg drives and a Trailblazer.     

Now I'm having problems size again - it's the 18,000 articles/day - so
time to get to a Sys V.4 to get more inodes - I hope I can make that
last about 2 years :-)

-- 
Bill Vermillion - bill@bilver.oau.org  bill@bilver.uucp
                - ..!{peora|tous|tarpit}!bilver!bill
From: martin@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Martin A Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.misc
Subject: CTAR vs BRU?
Followup-To: comp.unix.xenix.misc
Date: 29 Dec 1992 22:09:22 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.30
Originator: martin@convex.csd.uwm.edu


Greetings,

I am interested in evaluating two "popular" back-up products, with an
eye to purchasing one of them.  One is CTAR and the other is BRU.
I have brochures on both and it seems that they are, relatively   
speaking, equivalent in features and in price.

Has anyone had experience with either of these products?  Thanks
in advance..

cheers,

-mm
-- 
| Martin A. Miller             Internet: martin@convex.csd.uwm.edu          |
| Gadfly-At-Large              Bitnet  : martin%convex.csd.uwm.edu@INTERBIT |
| I used to be disgusted..     UUCP    : uunet!martin@convex.csd.uwm.edu    |

Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.misc,biz.sco.general,comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: rwmech@uumeme.chi.il.us (Robert W. Mech)
Subject: Software Vendors/Suggestions Needed
Organization: UUMEME Public Access Xenix
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 93 01:28:28 GMT


I am in need of some new software for SCO Unix/Xenix, I may have a potentinal
new client in need of some ready (out of the box) software.  I am looking
for a vendor that already has this type of software, preferable that it 
interacts with the diffrent areas.  1 complete package would be best.

It needs to do.

Point of sale
Multiple Terminals (registers)
Accounting
Taxes (not necessary, but a plus)

Basicly, a complete package that will manage a small business with room to
grow.  Im sure someone out there has a package that will do this, or knows
of one that will.  If anyone out there sells this type of software and
also sells register/point of sale terminals, that would be a plus.

Thanks in advance for any information anyone can provide.  You can mail
me directly if you have any information on this.  Thanks again.

		- Robert

-- 
:*: rwmech@uumeme.chi.il.us | Owner/Adminstrator UUMEME Public Access Xenix :*:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Post office will not deliver without postage.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.misc
From: don@seila.uucp (Don Kossman)
Subject: Re: UUCP program for MS-DOS to Xenix
Reply-To: don@seila.UUCP (Don Kossman)
Organization: SEI Information Technology, Los Angeles
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:57:03 GMT

In article <1992Dec22.210523.3965@seanews.akita.com> billmcc@seanews.akita.com (Bill McCormick) writes:
>In article <1992Dec18.014825.26620@Celestial.COM> bill@Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell) writes:
>>In <Bz7qrF.2vD@news.iastate.edu> ddkilzer@iastate.edu (David D Kilzer) writes:
>>:I'm looking for a program (preferably public domain) that uucp's files
>>:from an MS-DOS host to a Xenix machine (running SCO Xenix 3.2.4).  The
>>:files would only have to go one-way (MS-DOS to Xenix), but the program
>>:MUST be able to log into a Xenix system and transmit files to it (or
>>:else I would have posted this to more than one newsgroup :).
>>
>>:The DOS machine is running DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.0, BTW.
>
>Waffle is a pretty easy way to do this -- it's a BBS system but you can
>separate the UUCP stuff.
>
>Probably easier is just to get a generic terminal program (like PROCOMM
>or Telix) and run ZMODEM on the Xenix machine.
>

"you might want to use the shareware "uupc" package for DOS from Kendra's
Electronic Wonderworks".  last i knew, the email address for info was:

     help%kendra.kew.com

uupc runs fine under plain Dos; don't know what effect Windows has on
the equation.
-- 
   don kossman, sei information technology, los angeles
   ...llyene.jpl.nasa.gov!seila!don
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.misc,biz.sco.general,comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: cryan@rhutch.lns.pa.us (Chuck Ryan)
Subject: Re: Software Vendors/Suggestions Needed
Organization: Rabbit Hutch, East Earl, Pa.
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 00:30:02 GMT

rwmech@uumeme.chi.il.us (Robert W. Mech) writes:

> 
> I am in need of some new software for SCO Unix/Xenix, I may have a potentinal
> It needs to do.
> 
> Point of sale
> Multiple Terminals (registers)
> Accounting
> Taxes (not necessary, but a plus)
> 
RealWorld Software Corp. has software which may fulfill your needs.
The package has your basic General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, 
Accounts Payable modules, as well as optional extras such as
Purchase Order Processing, Order Entry, Inventory Control, etc.
A company call Synchronics (I think) makes an add-on package which
integrates to RealWorld, to provide multiple point-of-sale terminal
capabilities, and can also integrate to Inventory and A/R.
I have their number at the office (naturally! :-) ).  If you can't
find their number anywhere, give me a call @ 717-397-7525 (office).
Hope this helps!
From: system@precipice.chi.il.us (Vikki Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.misc
Subject: Re: UUCP program for MS-DOS to Xenix
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 12:04:01 CST
Organization: Welch Research, McHenry IL, USA

jerbo@mwblind (Jeremy Bettis) writes:

> >In <Bz7qrF.2vD@news.iastate.edu> ddkilzer@iastate.edu (David D Kilzer) write
>
> >:I'm looking for a program (preferably public domain) that uucp's files
> >:from an MS-DOS host to a Xenix machine (running SCO Xenix 3.2.4).  The
> >:files would only have to go one-way (MS-DOS to Xenix), but the program
> >:MUST be able to log into a Xenix system and transmit files to it (or
> >:else I would have posted this to more than one newsgroup :).
>
> >:The DOS machine is running DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.0, BTW.
>
> >:If you are using such a program or know of one that works, please let me
> >:know.  Thanks!
>
> UUPC/Extended works well...  I am using v1.11v to login and talk to a SCO
> Xenix 2.3.3 system running HDB.  It is on ftp sites all over the place, and
> I understand v1.11x is due to be released in a week or two.

I am running Waffle on the messydos box and it works fairly well
for this.  It isn't PD, but $30 is fairly close <grin>.
Eventually I'll get the Xenix box fully together and probably
still keep waffle on the messydos box.

If there are any more questions I can answer in this light,
please email me as unless I can find another news feed fairly
quickly, the one I have will be going away soon.

Hope this helps.

Take care, Vikki.
==============================================================================
* Vikki Welch, Sysadmin, Welch Research (vikki@precipice.chi.il.us) WV9K     *
* Disclaimer standard,  You mean someone actually *cares* about my opinions? *
*                 I'm in shape ... round's a shape isn't it?                 *
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.misc
From: jpr@jpradley.jpr.com (Jean-Pierre Radley)
Subject: Re: Does anyone remember the Tandy 6000?
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 04:38:05 GMT
Keywords: old, Tandy, 6000
Organization: Unix in NYC

In article <suwandi.724558019@sfu.ca> suwandi@fraser.sfu.ca (Julian Suwandi) writes:
>Hmm... let me refer to my prehistoric guide to computers... <flip, flip> no, no,
>no, hmm.. it seems that it's been extinct for quite a while..
>

False. There are still businesses running on a Tandy 6000.

>Anyway, I have doubts about it running Xenix, if it makes you feel better.. :)

False again. More people were exposed to Xenix on the Tandy 6000 than to
any other version of Unix in the early 80s.

-- 
Jean-Pierre Radley   Unix in NYC   jpr@jpr.com   jpradley!jpr   CIS: 72160.1341
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.misc
From: billmcc@seanews.akita.com (Bill McCormick)
Subject: Re: UUCP program for MS-DOS to Xenix
Organization: SEANEWS - Seattle Public Access News & Mail
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 21:05:23 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.014825.26620@Celestial.COM> bill@Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell) writes:
>In <Bz7qrF.2vD@news.iastate.edu> ddkilzer@iastate.edu (David D Kilzer) writes:
>:I'm looking for a program (preferably public domain) that uucp's files
>:from an MS-DOS host to a Xenix machine (running SCO Xenix 3.2.4).  The
>:files would only have to go one-way (MS-DOS to Xenix), but the program
>:MUST be able to log into a Xenix system and transmit files to it (or
>:else I would have posted this to more than one newsgroup :).
>
>:The DOS machine is running DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.0, BTW.

Waffle is a pretty easy way to do this -- it's a BBS system but you can
separate the UUCP stuff.

Probably easier is just to get a generic terminal program (like PROCOMM
or Telix) and run ZMODEM on the Xenix machine.

Bill
-- 
SEANEWS  []  Seattle News + Mail  []  Public Access  []  +1 206 747 NEWS
E-mail for PGP key.   MD5 (no sigs) is: 8e253e95133365a292261c7d0da58bcb
Xref: sparky comp.unix.xenix:45 comp.unix.admin:6740 comp.unix.wizards:5298
From: jackw@drbear.COM (Jack E. Wilkinson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: problems installing CY-8500 8mm drive under Xenix
Keywords: CY-8500 Xenix Problems
Date: 21 Dec 92 22:53:44 GMT
Followup-To: comp.unix.xenix
Distribution: usa
Organization: Drummer Bear Systems

We're attempting to install a Contemporary Cybernetics CY-8500 8mm tape
drive system under Xenix 2.3.2.  The system has an Adaptec 1542B controller
that is currently running all the fixed disk on the system.

1) Can we just add the drive into the existing SCSI daisey chain as another
device and if so how do we tell the system about the explicit drive type??

2) Is it just us, or have other folks had problems getting tech support
from Contemporary Cybernetics??

-- 
Jack E. Wilkinson            \           Drummer Bear Systems
478 W. Hamilton Ave, #243     \          Providing computer and theatre
Campbell, CA  95008           /\         production services since 1984.
I am out, therefore I am!    /  \   jackw@drbear.COM or ...!decwrl!drbear!jackw
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: "mark decyk" <mark.decyk@canrem.com>
Subject: re: software vendors/sugg
Reply-To: "mark decyk" <mark.decyk@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 3 Jan 93 14:46:27 EST

to: rwmech@uumeme.chi.il.us

RWM> I am in need of some new software for SCO Unix/Xenix, I may have a
 RWM> potentinal new client in need of some ready (out of the box) software. 
 RWM> I am looking for a vendor that already has this type of software,
 RWM> preferable that it interacts with the diffrent areas.  1 complete
 RWM> package would be best. 
 RWM> It needs to do.

 RWM> Point of sale
 RWM> Multiple Terminals (registers)
 RWM> Accounting
 RWM> Taxes (not necessary, but a plus)

        I have an association with two companies: Comtrex Systems and
        System Design Group.  The former makes POS terminals and the
        latter does accounting software for the country club/
        restaurant industry.  I do accounting software for other
        environments.
        
        The Comtrex Sprint and SuperSprint products are flexible,
        programmable point of sale terminals.  Their representatives
        can tell you much more about them than I can.

        My company, MD Computer Consulting, has developed a generic
        interface between the Comtrex products and a number of 
        accounting programs.

        If you'd care to give me more information about your needs,
        maybe we can work out a solution for you.  I can be contacted
        as m.decyk@canrem.com or at

        MD Computer Consulting
        5302 Dundas Street West
        Suite 200
        Etobicoke, Ontario.
        Canada  M9B 1B2

        (416) 234-8219
        (FAX) 234-1684

... Catch the Blue Wave!
--- Blue Wave/QWK v2.10
--
Canada Remote Systems  - Toronto, Ontario
World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
From: mch@doc.ic.ac.uk (Mike C Holderness)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Fax s/w to run under Xenix
Date: 30 Dec 1992 17:33:57 -0000
Organization: c/o Dept Computing, Imperial College, University of London, UK.
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: swan.doc.ic.ac.uk
Keywords: XENIX FAX MODEM

Hi --
  Can anyone recommend fax software that runs under Xenix? Should be fairly
interactive -- eventual users are currently used to Macs!

  I quote my own notes:

Software should give the following general capabilities:

1) Send faxes and upload large (DTP; ca. 200k) files in 
background while other processes continue in foreground;

2) Incorporate logo graphics (TIFF or EPS= Encapsulated 
PostScript or possibly PICT) files and text files (Word or ASCII 
format) into the same fax;

3) Send same fax to multiple numbers;

4) The capability to receive faxes to disk image files is not 
required. If provided, it should be possible to disable it.

It would obviously be ideal if the software could be configured 
to appear as a printer driver, to avoid the need for less-
computer-philic users to create and handle ASCII files. 

=mike=
  mch@doc.ic.ac.uk
  I have no opinions unless specifically paid so to do.

Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: libove@decatl.alf.dec.com (Jay Vassos-Libove)
Subject: Re: Data recovery from a tar tape
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Atlanta Customer Support Center
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 00:14:12 GMT

The problem will NOT be with getting "tar" to resynchronize - there is
an option designed for that, and if the SCO "tar" is too brain dead
to have that option, then the very portable and powerful GNU "tar"
utility does have it.

The problem is that there is an end-of-file marker followed by
an end-of-tape marker at the end of the small amount of data at
the beginning of that tape, and I do not know how to get the tape
drive and SCO tape driver to let you position the tape beyond
that end-of-tape marker and still read more data from the tape.

Good luck, you're going to need it!  Teach your clients how to
use their equipment!

--

Jay Vassos-Libove                  libove@alf.dec.com
Digital Equipment Corporation      decwrl!alf.dec.com!libove
Atlanta Customer Support Center    Opinions? They're mine, mine, all mine!
Alpharetta, Georgia                and D.E.C. Can't have 'em!
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: bill@Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell)
Subject: Re: SCO Unix and WIN /3 Compatibility Problem
Organization: Celestial Software, Mercer Island, WA
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 17:20:19 GMT
Keywords: SCO Unix 3.2.4 MSDOS 5.0 Windows 3.1

In <6188@gumby.Altos.COM> mferreri@gumby.Altos.COM (Mark Ferreri) writes:

:This is my first attempt at posting on Usenet, although I've been perusing
:the news for some time, so feel free to correct any glaring lapses in
:netiquette or give me suggestions for more appropriate groups to post the
:following info to.

:The Problem;

:I am unable to run 'win /3' after loading SCO Unix 3.2v4 onto a separate
:disk partition. The Windows logo displays and a few scattered pixels show
:up after the logo clears, but I am always returned to the dos prompt.

:Configuration: Acer 1133E with 210Mg HD, ATI 1024 Video, 16 Meg Ram.

:DOS 5.0 was loaded first, followed by Windows 3.1. At this point, Windows
:ran in either standard or 386 Enhanced mode. The problem does not show up
:until SCO Unix is loaded and is located onto a partition which occupies the
:remainder of the disk.

:I contacted MicroSoft support and they were fairly helpful, but we could
:come to no resolution (they even found a couple of other reports, but there
:was no resolution in either of those reported instances; customer may have
:given up or solved it and not called back).

I called back, but I'm sure they didn't want to put in the
trouble reports that the solution was to buy a non-microsloth
product!  See below.

:I also tried all the troubleshooting techniques contained in the last issue
:of the Windows Resource Kit for 3.1 to no avail.

:Manually changing the active boot partition back and forth between Unix and
:DOS has no effect.

:In fact, the ONLY thing that seems to make a difference is to use DOS fdisk
:to remove the Unix partition. 'win /3' then starts working again, but I've
:lost Unix at that point.

I had a similar problem on my system here, but it didn't get as
far as running windows.  It failed on loadhigh in my autoexec.bat
file.

The solution was to scrap emm386 and replace it with qemm386
version 6.0.  After that everything worked fine.

Bill

-- 
INTERNET:  bill@Celestial.COM   Bill Campbell; Celestial Software
UUCP:   ...!thebes!camco!bill   6641 East Mercer Way
             uunet!camco!bill   Mercer Island, WA 98040; (206) 947-5591
SPEED COSTS MONEY -- HOW FAST DO YOU WANT TO GO?
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco,comp.unix.questions
From: burke@seachg.uucp (Michael Burke)
Subject: Re: How to put COM4 (IRQ 3 - 0x2e8) under SCO ODT 2.0
Reply-To: burke@seachg.UUCP (Michael Burke)
Organization: Sea Change Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 19:28:17 GMT

In article <1hp1m1INN7c9@taloa.unice.fr> fiorucci@taloa.unice.fr () writes:
>I have i386 installed under SCO Open DeskTop 2.0 Server System
>I have following hardware :
>COM1 - 	IRQ4 - 0x3f8
>COM2 -  IRQ3 - 0x2f8
>COM4 -  IRQ3 - 0x2e8
>I would like to put under my kernel com1 (already done) and com4 (not
>com2)
>bue the Unix SCO Kernel doesn't want to recognize this stupid com4 aven
>when modifying /etc/conf/pack.d/sio/space.c
>

Change the "default" device file by adding an entry for IBM COM4 (I think the 
only COM4 entry has the setting for HP). Use the same format as the other HP
entry but change the IRQ from 11 to 3.

Now just use sysadmsh to add a serial port.

-- 
---
Michael Burke

Sea Change Corporation
6695 Millcreek Drive, Unit 8 
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 5R8
Tel: 416-542-9484  Fax: 416-542-9479
UUCP: ...!uunet!uunet.ca!seachg!burke
Xref: sparky comp.unix.xenix.sco:3557 comp.unix.questions:15013
From: fiorucci@taloa.unice.fr ()
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco,comp.unix.questions
Subject: How to put COM4 (IRQ 3 - 0x2e8) under SCO ODT 2.0
Date: 29 Dec 1992 09:19:13 +0100
Organization: University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis, France
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: taloa.unice.fr

From: fiorucci@taloa.unice.fr ()
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco,comp.unix.questions
Subject: How to put COM4 (Irq3-0x2e8) under SCO ODT 2.0
Summary: 
Followup-To: 
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis, France
Keywords: 

I have i386 installed under SCO Open DeskTop 2.0 Server System

I have following hardware :

COM1 - 	IRQ4 - 0x3f8
COM2 -  IRQ3 - 0x2f8
COM4 -  IRQ3 - 0x2e8

I would like to put under my kernel com1 (already done) and com4 (not
com2)
bue the Unix SCO Kernel doesn't want to recognize this stupid com4 aven
when modifying /etc/conf/pack.d/sio/space.c

Is there anyone in this world who knows how to do such thing

Thanks for all answers

Regards

						JL
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco,comp.unix.sysv386
From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg)
Subject: Re: CDROM under SCO Xenix
Organization: Omen Technology INC, Portland Rain Forest
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 08:56:14 GMT

In article <BzKADJ.36t@gator.use.com> larry@gator.use.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
>jay@gdx.UUCP (Jay Snyder) writes:
>
>
>>Has anyone gotton a CDROM to work with SCO Xenix/386, or any
>>of the SYSV unixes?
>
>I don't know about Xenix, but SCO Unix supports CDROMs in the
>stock OS.  I believe ISC supports it as well.

I've used both a NEC CDR-80 and a CD Technology (Tosh 3???) on an
Adaptec 1542a under SCO ODT.  No problem mounting the CD as a Unix
file system.  There are some undocumented mount flags that may
make life easier:

	umount /dev/cd0
	/etc/mount -r -fHS,lower,intr,soft,novers /dev/cd0 /cd
	echo "CD-ROM mounted on /cd"
	ls -l /cd

This works fairly well for DOS-Merge, and some DOS apps will run
that way.  Other DOS apps require a more intimate relationship
with the CD than this combination provides.

VP/IX 1.02 does not work properly with the CD.

-- 
Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX          ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf 
Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ
  Omen Technology Inc    "The High Reliability Software"
17505-V NW Sauvie IS RD   Portland OR 97231   503-621-3406
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco,biz.sco.general
From: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst)
Subject: Re: Data recovery from a tar tape
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 20:29:54 GMT
Organization: The Programmer's Pit Stop, Ann Arbor MI

[This article did not belong in biz.sco.magazine, and is probably a
good example of why the group should not have been created in the
first place.]

In article <1992Dec26.114530.11218@hellgate.utah.edu> henslee%jensen.cs.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Lane Henslee) writes:
>there.  Our clients were using tar to backup their data and towards 
>the end of the backup they were getting a message:
>
>"Insert new volume then press return to continue:"
>
>Instead of putting a new tape in they just pressed return and thought
>everything was working perfectly.  As near as we can figure the
>"second" tape only had about 10 mb of data on it.  Is there anyway to
>recover data from the end of the "first" tape?

No.  When you write to the first track of a cartridge tape (QIC)
drive, the erase bar is activated and all the tracks on the tape are
erased at once.  So even if you haven't written an entire track of
data, there will be large gaps in the the data on the other tracks.

This scenerio presents two very important lessons: 1) The person
making the backups should have at least a minimal understanding of
what is going on during the process; and 2) You should always check
your backups to ensure they can be fully read back BEFORE you need them.

-- 
Marc Unangst, N8VRH         | "Of course, in order to understand this you
mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us   |  have to remember that the nucleus of the atom
                            |  is squishy."
                            |    -W. Scheider, from a Physics lecture
From: mike@pacsoft.com (Mike Stefanik)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: Current Screen Change
Date: 25 Dec 92 06:44:29 GMT
Organization: Pacific Software Group, Riverside, CA

In an article, rwmech@uumeme.chi.il.us (Robert W. Mech) writes:
>I am intrested if anyone knows how to switch the current screen of the console
>automaticly. [...]

The easy way is to send the escape sequence to switch console screens.
A simple function would look like this:

        void switch_screen(int n)
        {
                printf("\033[%dz", n);
                fflush(stdout);
        }

For more information, read the screen(HW) manual page.
-- 
Mike Stefanik  mike@pacsoft.com  ...!uunet!pacsoft!mike  (909) 681-2623
Pacific Software Group, Riverside, CA