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- NetUtilities - ©1993 Pyxis Productions
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-
- These programs require the ParNet or SerNet packages, available
- separately.
-
- There are some great utilities available for the Amiga which allow
- parallel and serial connections between two machines. This allows files
- to be transferred effortlessly, and programs on either hard-drive to be
- shared.
-
- If you have both machines in the same room, possibly operated by the same
- person, talking back and forth isn't a problem... But suppose you had two
- rooms with a computer in each one of them, and you didn't want to yell
- stuff across to the other room... Thus NetUtilities was born.
-
-
- What's In the Package:
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-
- Inform - This is the background message server. This always hangs around
- and checks for stuff coming from the other machine, and calls
- the appropriate command when it is sent. Inform will flash the
- other computer's screen when you try run "Send".
-
- Send - A small CLI program which you can run to open a chat-send window
- on your machine. Just type into it as you would into a CLI
- window. When you press RETURN at the end of each line, it will
- be sent to the other machine.
-
- Receive - Another small program which opens a chat-receive window on your
- screen.
-
- NetCmd - This allows you to execute a command on the other person's
- computer. Say for instance you have a reboot command on the
- remote machine... If you executed it from your computer, it
- would load the code to your machine and reboot your machine.
- With "NetCmd", the "Inform" program will sense the command
- coming over the network, and execute it on the receiving
- machine, so in this case the remote machine would execute reboot
- and reboot the remote machine.
-
- Reboot - Executes a warm reset. Handy with NetCmd.
-
-
- How To Use:
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-
- Follow the commands in the ParNet or SerNet progams to set up the network,
- then simply type "RUN INFORM" on both machines. Nothing will appear to
- happen, however the inform process will begin scanning for messages/commands
- from the remote system. There's no way to stop inform once you run it, but
- it takes up little memory, and little or no processor time.
-
- If you want to send a message to the other machine, simply type SEND (or
- RUN SEND), and type your message into the window which appears. As soon
- as you hit return, the remote machine's screen will flash, indicating you
- want to chat. You might want to also type "RUN RECEIVE" so you can see
- what they are typing as well.
-
- If you want to send a command to the other machine, simply use the command
- "NETCMD xxxx" where "xxxx" is the command you want the OTHER machine to
- execute (for example "NETCMD DPAINTIV" would run Dpaint IV on the OTHER
- machine - You'd still have to go over there and use it manually however).
-
-
- Why it was done:
- ----------------
-
- As you may have guessed, we live in a basement suite with their rooms
- right next to eachother. A small hole in the wall permits passage of
- a RS232 cable between the two rooms, and makes it much easier to transfer
- files and run programs between the two machines via ParNet.
-
-
- Who we are:
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-
- David Griffiths - support - internet: dgriff@unixg.ubc.ca
- Neall Verheyde - programming - internet: verheyde@sfu.ca
-
- Terra Firma BBS [v32.bis - Fido# 1:153/765.0]
- (604)434-3665
-
- TunnelVision [HST - Fido# 1:153/910.0]
- (604)535-9826
-
- (604)535-9846 (v32.bis)
- (604)535-9785 (v32.bis)
-
-
- Other Pyxis Utilities:
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-
- ClockTweek - Helps correct periodic errors in the system clock.
-
- Purge2.0 - Deletes files in a way that they are "undeletable".
-
- MemWatch - Helps find program memory loss.
-
- BlockMem - Removes corrupt memory areas from the system list.
-
- ReqInter - Reqtools.library interface for HiSoft BASIC.
-
-
- Legal Stuff:
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-
- Since we are including the source code in this for you to mutilate to your
- heart's content, we ask only that you mention us in the credits of
- whatever project you use the code in, or use the program to develop. We
- didn't charge you for this program, so return the favor, and don't charge
- anyone else for it...
-
- In other words, this program may NOT be included on any disk or media for
- which payment is required above the standard "Fred Fish" rate.
-