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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:
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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.