A/UX 3.0.1: Remote Connection, and Default Text Editor (6/94)

I have three questions about A/UX 3.0.1 concerning remote connectivity, not using vi as the default text editor, and creating new UNIX directories remotely.

1) What is needed to connect and access a remote Macintosh computer to a
generic UNIX, or A/UX server? NCSA telnet appears to be a logical
solution.

2) Also vi is the default text editor in the Command Shell, can I replace
vi with another application?

3) Finally, can a remote Macintosh user create new UNIX directories on an
A/UX volume and then see a new folder on the desktop?

1) A/UX generally (including version 3.0.1) provides many networking
services (servers and/or clients) such as FTP, TELNET, NFS, and NIS with
TCP/IP protocols, or Apple File Sharing with AppleTalk protocols. For
remote Macintosh systems connecting to A/UX TCP/IP services, it requires
MacTCP and Macintosh applications providing MacTCP support; the known
applications are NCSA Telnet, NFS/Share (Mac acts as a NFS client),
VersaTerm Pro (Telnet and ftp), and others. For remote Macintosh
systems connecting to A/UX Apple Personal File Sharing service, use the
same procedure as a regular Macintosh doing Apple Personal File Sharing.

2) Yes, under an A/UX Command Shell, "vi" is the most commonly used text
editor, however you may use another application like 'emacs' for
instance. Under the A/UX Finder, "TextEditor" is the default application
for launching any text based Macintosh document. You may, however,
change to your favor such as MacWrite or MS Word. To do this, change
the default FINDER_EDITOR environment value to where your favor
Macintosh editor is located, that is put the following line in the
.profile file (for Bourne or Korn Shell) in your home directory:

FINDER_EDITOR=/mac/bin/MacWrite
export FINDER_EDITOR

3) You can create new directories on an A/UX volume, but you CAN'T mount or
see a new folder on the desktop under a non-Apple Workgroup Server (AWS)
running A/UX 3.0.1. This is because when a volume is shared the entire
volume is shared with the UNIX filesystem or HFS filesystem. With an
AWS 95 which uses A/UX, this can be done with AppleShare Pro.
AppleShare Pro was specifically designed for AWS 95 running A/UX 3.0.1
or later.

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Published Date: Feb 19, 2012