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- UTILITIES TERRY LAHMAN
- Vol. 9, No. 1
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- PCREMOTE
-
- Command
-
- Terry Lahman January 16, 1990 (Utilities)
-
- Purpose: To permit accessing and operating an off-site computer from your own
- keyboard by using a modem link.
-
- Format: PCREMOTE [/M] [/2] [/F] [/D]
-
- Remarks: PCREMOTE is actually two programs in one. Entered without the /M
- switch it becomes RAM-resident on the off-site computer to be
- controlled. This machine and its modem must be left powered on to
- receive calls, but may otherwise be used normally or left unattended.
-
- To gain access and control over the off-site computer, execute
- PCREMOTE /M from the command line of your own machine. You will be
- prompted to enter a phone number, which will then be dialed
- automatically. Upon connection, the off-site computer will prompt
- you for a password, which you must enter correctly within three tries.
- The default password is PC Magazine (see the note below).
-
- After password verification, you can execute all text-based
- (non-graphical) programs on the off-site computer by entering the
- appropriate keystrokes at your own keyboard. (The keyboard of the
- off-site machine remains active, as well.) All screen displays that
- appear on the off-site machine will also appear on your monitor.
-
- To terminate PCREMOTE enter Alt-x and confirm your intention by
- responding yes at the prompt window. Both computers will then hang up
- the phone and your machine will return to DOS. The off-site computer
- will continue to execute any program that was begun before PCREMOTE
- was terminated. The off-site machine can thus print out large files
- while you are off line, given sufficient paper.
-
- PCREMOTE defaults to COM1 at 1200 bps. Using the optional /2 switch
- on its command line will engage COM2 insead of COM1. Similarly, the
- /F switch sets the bps rate to 2400. If you are using a CGA card and
- snow is a problem, use the /D (Desnow) option on the command line.
-
- Note: You can change your password with DEBUG. A new password of up to 20
- characters may be entered, within single quotes, at address 1F3h of
- PCREMOTE.COM. The length of the new password (not including the
- single quotes) must also be entered, in hex, at address 1F1h.
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