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dlau@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (David Lau) writes:

> I'm looking for an Amiga COM program which will allow me to
> set up the following scenario:
>  
>    AT Clone  <------------------->  Amiga 1000
> In other words, an analagous environment can be achieved between 2 AT's by
> using any terminal program on one side, and a terminal program on the other

Hmmm . . . it sounds to me as if you want to do a remote access to your 
Amiga environment. While there has been more development, I think, on doing 
this from other Amigas, or form BSD unix workstations (cf. Dillon's DNET and 
permutations such as PARNET) I think what you want can be accomplished. But 
to answer your question more directly -- no, I don't personally know of an 
Amiga comm program that will allow dos commands to be received and executed, 
with the possible exception of AREXX commands. It seems to me that the folks 
at SLAC were setting up their Amigas to execute commands from the IBM 
mainframe via AREXX (almost what you seemed to want); I doubt any competent 
programmer on the Amiga would have much trouble adding a shell feature to a 
comm program -- so this rules me out but try to get ahold of Jack Radigan on 
FIDO if not here; why even bother with a comm program on the Amiga if all 
you want is access to AmigaDOS? Just use the AUX: device. Heck I'd set up my 
Timex to be a remote terminal on my A1000 when AUX: was still a hack and not 
officially supported (i.e. pre-WB1.3 days). Not much applicationwise to use 
on it though. Nobody had ported applications that tolerated a dumb terminal 
environment. I understand that it's a little better now with an Emacs and a 
VI like editor available that won't try to open a window. Talk to the folks 
at ASDG. Since they make multiple serial card addons for Amiga they may know 
some things about what folks can do with 'em. So, bottom line: I've heard of 
people setting up their Amiga via the AUX: device to permit "login" through 
a modem -- same as from another PC. Let us know what you end up doing with 
it, OK? Good luck.


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