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NeXTICS - By Richard V. Nash NeXTICS was written with me in mind. I am on a NeXT machine which is not directly connected to the internet. I have rsh to a different machine where I run kermit to get over a serial link, where I run telnet to get to the ics server. Whereas xics and like programs seem to connect directly to the the port using tcp/ip sockets, this will not work for me. NeXTICS allows you to run any command in a shell. DON'T TRY TO DOUBLE CLICK ON NeXTICS, it will not work. NeXTICS is intended to be run from a shell. For most of you who have direct internet connections this command will work: NeXTICS /usr/ucb/telnet valkyries.andrew.cmu.edu 5000 (If telnet is not in the /usr/ucb directory just type 'which telnet' to find out where it is.) NeXTICS will execute the telnet program in the shell, and sit in the background as a filter on the I/O. If you make a move on the board NeXTICS provides, NeXTICS will send the move to the connection. If a board description comes in over the line, NeXTICS will display the board. NOTE: The board must be of style 8 for NeXTICS to recognize it. If NeXTICS is the 'main application' and you type characters, they will be forwarded to the shell as if you had typed them there. This way you don't need to keep switching back and forth between applications to type something to the ICS. Finally, some people are going to require that 'echo' be turned off so they don't see what they typed twice. If you are seeing what you typed twice, click on the the 'Toggle Echo' menu item. Also, if you don't see what you type, turn echo on by using the same button. The code is crungy, I whipped it out in a day or so. The functionality is limited, but it is adequate for me. I encourage people who use this program to improve it. If you have any improvements, bug reports, or comments send them to: nash@visus.com Have Fun! KNOWN BUGS: - NeXTICS doesn't work real well with the telnet program. So instead of doing the command above, try this command NeXTICS /usr/ucb/rsh localhost and then use telnet to get to the ICS. - You have to type o-o and o-o-o by hand. There is code in NeXTICS to try and tell when you want to castle, but it doesn't work.
These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Netfuture.ch.