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Re: [ECS] PCAnywhere
Mark Gilmore
Sun, 04 Jul 1999 06:48:51 -0700

Ingo, this sounds VERY interesting.
Perhaps one of you guys could try this out ?
To bring up your home-PC screen on the internet,
I would envision the need to first call ECS and enter
a macro which set PHONE-INTERFACE-C to RESET (to hangup),
set PHONE-INTERFACE-C to DISCONNECTED, and execute a
command which trigger an ISP dialup (?).

Ingo Dean wrote:
> 
> If you don't want to spend the money on PCAnywhere, or want something that's
> cross-platform, check out VNC at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/
> 
> We use this at work, on our NT and UNIX servers, and we can control either
> from any machine imaginable - Windows 95/98/NT and even CE, Unix, Macintosh,
> or anything that runs a web browser, too!
> 
> I can't recommend this stuff enough, and best of all, it's free!
> 
> Michael David wrote:
> 
> > Hi Bill!
> >
> > I use it to get to ECS from work.  It works ok, but the screen-draw is a
> > rather slow.  Even at home, on the 100BaseT network, it's still a bit
> > sluggish.  But, hey - it works.  :)
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Michael David
> > michael@michaeldavid.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   Bill Walters [mailto:wtwalters@home.com]
> > Sent:   Saturday, July 03, 1999 11:10 AM
> > To:     ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > Subject:        Re: [ECS] PCAnywhere
> >
> > Kevin,
> >
> > I use PCAnywhere with my network and ECS.  Works like a charm.  Will be
> > slow if you're not running fast computers.  My network is 10 mbps and
> > seems plenty fast.
> >
> > Bill Walters
> >
> > > "J. Kevin Sexton" wrote:
> > >
> > > Has anybody used PCAnywhere  with ECS, if so what are your thoughts on
> > > it.
> > > I have my ECS computer in a closet and would like to be able to access
> > > it with my other computer ( networked )?
> > > Thanks
> > > Kevin Sexton
> 
> --
> ----
> Work: mailto:Ingo_Dean@MentorG.com  Personal: mailto:idean@iname.com
>       http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/2948/

-- 
Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
omnip@usit.net
http://www.usit.com/omnip

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