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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

486.0. "AUX: HANDLER Available" by CGFSV1::DREW (Steve Drew) Wed May 06 1987 16:55

    ******* PRE-Release ****
    
    I Just finished writing an Aux: handler. And thought I'd make
    it available here first. I need someone to bang away on it to
    ensure it's bug free.
    Please dont post it anywhere else, until I have the final version
    done.
    
    Available from 
    	CGFSV1::DISK$73G:[DREW.AMIGA]
    		files: AUX.DOC
    		       AUX_HANDLER. (binary.. rename to aux-handler)
    		      or AUX_HANDLER.UUE (if you'd rather)
		       MOUNTLIST. fragment to add to devs:mountlist.

    Please Email me any bugs found.
    /Steve.
    
 Aux-Handler (pre)V1.0 
 ----------------

I.  Desciption:

     - Installs as a dos handler to control the serial port as a console.
     - Support all relevent dos packets including WaitForChar and 
       ACTION_SCREEN_MODE. 
     - To your process it looks just like a CON: handler, screening 
       control chars doing CRLF translations and handling deletes ect...
     - Can be made into a RAW console via ACTION_SCREEN_MODE, it then
       acts like a RAW console which does not echo characters or handle
       control chars, but just passes all keys entered back to the process.
       This would allow you to implement a ANSI style screen editor like
       maybe MicroEMACS 3.x to work through AUX:. Now thats a multiuser
       system!
 
    
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486.1AUX problemRSTS32::HUNTWherever you go, there you are!Thu May 07 1987 11:5612
    Hello,
      I downloaded AUX-Handler, docs and entered the items you list
    in MOUNTLIST.  I then did a MOUNT AUX: which worked fine.
    
    I entered NEWCLI AUX:, the disk whirred awhile, then gave the error:
    Cannot open output window
    NEWCLI failed
    
    What did I do wrong?  I have 512k Amiga, WB V1.2.
    
    Phil Hunt
    
486.2Forgot to mention.CGOU01::DREWSteve DrewThu May 07 1987 16:069
    In the DOC file I forgot to mention one step:
    
     2. Copy the Aux-Handler to the l: directory

    If you did do this. Since you may of noticed that the mountlist
    specifies the file as l:aux-handler then the uploaded binary is
    probably bad. I'll check my copy just to make sure.
    
    /Steve.
486.3Uploaded a new binaryCGOU01::DREWSteve DrewFri May 08 1987 15:025
    The binary driver was bad. I uploaded a new .uue and binary
    version.
    I'll make the sources available too.
    
    /Steve.
486.4A few AUX: type questions...GUIDUK::ROYA clam by any other nameTue Apr 05 1988 04:5631
            
    I finally got a VT220 at home and had to fire up AUX: asap.

    But now I have a few questions:
    	
    Is there a way to get Aux-handler to recognize the VT200 "<X|" key
    as a BS/DEL instead of just DEL, or is something I'm doing maladjusted?
    
    Is there a way to "dismount" the AUX: device.  I ask this as I seem
    to be having trouble printing to my LA50 after mounting the device.
    The error msg is "device in use" or some such other "too bad I'm
    busy" kind of error.  Didn't write it down, sorry.
    
    Does anybody have a copy of the MicroEmacs executable on the net
    with the "patch to make MicroEmacs 3.x run through AUX:" as described 
    in Steve's documentation?

    Are there any other ANSI style screen editors available that could 
    run thru AUX:?  Read a note recently about an effort to port SEDT
    to the Amiga, with a possible future enhancement to let it run
    over AUX:.  Anything else out there?
    
    What other things are there to do with an AUX: device?
    
    WOW... I love the Amiga!	Multi-tasking AND multi-user!
    
   Thanks for any and all answers to these questions.
    
--Steve Roy
    
    
486.5Dial-in to AUX:? any advice appreciated!WAV14::HICKSin Maleldil's wayWed Feb 22 1989 01:5017
    Gee, this topic doesn't seem to get much action.  Am I one of very
    few to see potential in AUX:?
    
    Has anyone played with WB 1.3 AUX:?  I have this crazy idea that
    just won't quit.  I'd like to dial into my serial port (which has
    an auto-answer modem on it) and be able to read/edit text files
    on my Amy.  Has anyone ever tried this?  does the screen appear to
    be one window to Amy?  I know I could do this with bulletin-board
    software, but can AUX: do what I want?  Would I just mount Aux:
    and start a newcli from the workbench screen?  Does AUX: just default
    to the serial port speed setting in preferences?
    
    Am I just going crazy to try something that can't be done?  A little
    guidance friends... periodicals, articles, a gentle hand on the
    shoulder telling me I'm off my noodle.
    
    <<< Tim >>>
486.6RDCV01::RANDREWSI have a cunning planWed Feb 22 1989 04:234
    Well, the toughest part seems to be the editing part.
    To read the files, all you would have to do is TYPE them.  I don't
    know that any of the editors will work with AUX:  I suspect EDIT
    might, but I don't know about any others.
486.7Fish & Co. to the rescue??WAV14::HICKSin Maleldil's wayMon Feb 27 1989 16:134
    Has anyone seen any programs to enhance the AUX-handler?  PD?
    Commercial?
    
    <<< Tim >>>
486.8Enhance how?BARDIC::RAVANWed Mar 01 1989 17:576
>Has anyone seen any programs to enhance the AUX-handler?  PD? Commercial?

Enhance in what way?

regards,
-jim