newshell AUX: question

[dovegrace]

I occasionally play around with newshell AUX: to export a shell to another computer running a terminal program (usually a TRS-80) via null-modem.

Is it possible to use newshell AUX: to export a shell to another Amiga, but have it pop up as a window in workbench on the target Amiga, rather than having to use a terminal program?

I don't have any real need[/i] for this, just curious if it's possible.

[guest11527]

Is it possible to use newshell AUX: to export a shell to another Amiga, but have it pop up as a window in workbench on the target Amiga, rather than having to use a terminal program?

"Newshell AUX:" opens a new shell on the serial line such that you have an (albeit primitive) command line editor on the serial console. Yes, this works ok. Starting with Os 3.9, "more" should also work on the serial console, so you can get paging.

Thus, what do you mean by "export?". It can surely not redirect the output of an already running shell to the serial port, but it can create a new shell on it.


AUX: is BTW the only piece of BCPL code left in the system.

[kolla]

He is asking if a shell on one Amiga can be opened on a console of another Amiga, via serial port. I suppose it boils down up whether a con: (or vnc:) can be told to connect to aux: (or ser:?) to "host" the remote shell.

[dovegrace]

Exactly.

Essentially, type newshell aux: on Amiga A, and have it open in a new window on Amiga B.  I was curious to see if this were possible using the existing con:, ser:, aux:, etc...

[guest11527]

Exactly.

Essentially, type newshell aux: on Amiga A, and have it open in a new window on Amiga B.  I was curious to see if this were possible using the existing con:, ser:, aux:, etc...

No, at this point you need a terminal program. If the terminal program would run in a standard console window, that would give you what you want... but the terminal programs I know do not do that.

[LoadWB]

I used AUX: a long time ago with some bundle of programs.  Allowed me to dial-in from a friend's Windows 95 machine and transfer files.

Now I would just use telnet.  Any reason why that isn't a viable solution?

[dovegrace]

No, at this point you need a terminal program. If the terminal program would run in a standard console window, that would give you what you want... but the terminal programs I know do not do that.

That's what I figured, thank you.

[dovegrace]

I used AUX: a long time ago with some bundle of programs.  Allowed me to dial-in from a friend's Windows 95 machine and transfer files.

Now I would just use telnet.  Any reason why that isn't a viable solution?

Heh, no problem in that regard, I have plenty of transfer and comms options at my disposal.  I was just curious if it were possible, more for my own interest than anything.