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    Gateway is a device driver that allows SysOps to retain control of their system while running external programs through the BBS. It redirects input/output through the selected COM port while also accepting keyboard input and displaying output on screen. Some programs require the CTTY command to activate Gateway while others can use I/O redirection. Not all ANSI codes are supported but graphics work. Gateway has been tested successfully on various PC models.

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    Gateway is a device driver that allows SysOps to retain control of their system while running external programs through the BBS. It redirects input/output through the selected COM port while also accepting keyboard input and displaying output on screen. Some programs require the CTTY command to activate Gateway while others can use I/O redirection. Not all ANSI codes are supported but graphics work. Gateway has been tested successfully on various PC models.

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    Gateway is a device driver that allows SysOps to retain control of their system while running external programs through the BBS. It redirects input/output through the selected COM port while also accepting keyboard input and displaying output on screen. Some programs require the CTTY command to activate Gateway while others can use I/O redirection. Not all ANSI codes are supported but graphics work. Gateway has been tested successfully on various PC models.

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    Gateway is a device driver that allows SysOps to retain control of their system while running external programs through the BBS. It redirects input/output through the selected COM port while also accepting keyboard input and displaying output on screen. Some programs require the CTTY command to activate Gateway while others can use I/O redirection. Not all ANSI codes are supported but graphics work. Gateway has been tested successfully on various PC models.

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    GATEWAY (c) version 1.00 - April 1987 by Hans D. Kellner

    This program was written for System Operators utilizing bulletin


    boards that allow external programs to be run. In previous cases the
    Sysop had to use the CTTY COM1 or CTTY COM2 command to allow the user
    access to the program. This method works fine but does not allow the
    Sysop access to the machine/program during this time. This program
    solves that problem. When used, Gateway will re-direct input/output
    through the communication port selected. It will also accept input
    from the keyboard and display output to the screen. Another feature
    included is ANSI graphics support. With Gateway it is now possible
    to retain full control of your system while outside your BBS.

    INSTRUCTIONS
    ------------

    The Gateway program is implemented as a device driver. It should


    be loaded with the CONFIG.SYS file. The following is an example of a
    CONFIG file to load Gateway ( COM1 version ) :

    DEVICE=[D:][PATH\]Gateway1.sys

    Notice that the above example loads the COM1 option of Gateway.
    The Gateway system comes with two files. One for COM1 and one for
    COM2. The names of these files are :

    Gateway1.sys - COM1 version


    Gateway2.sys - COM2 version

    Once one of the drivers has been loaded it may be activated in


    two possible ways. The first method uses the DOS command CTTY. This
    command is documented in the DOS manual. An example activation of the
    driver for COM1 :

    A>CTTY GATE1

    For COM2 :

    A>CTTY GATE2

    Notice that the names used are not the same as the file names. These
    are the internal device driver names. Once the CTTY command has been
    used, as above, the driver will be activated. When the driver is not
    needed anymore use the CTTY command to switch back to the standard
    console. For example :

    A>CTTY CON

    The second method for using the driver involves using the DOS i/o
    re-direction symbols. These are explained in the DOS manual. With
    this method, the driver is only activated during the execution of the
    program being re-directed. An example :

    A>EDLIN SOME.DOC < GATE1 > GATE1

    This example runs EDLIN loading or creating the file SOME.DOC. All
    i/o from EDLIN will now go through the driver GATE1.

    NOTES : GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS


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    Only programs that use standard DOS input/output calls will work
    with Gateway. Later versions might also implement BIOS calls.

    Programs that output ANSI graphics will work fine. Not all the
    ANSI codes have been implemented though. The ones not recognized by
    Gateway are :

    DSR - Device Status Report


    CPR - Cursor Position Report
    SM - Set Mode
    RM - Reset Mode
    KKR - Keyboard Key Reassignment

    There didn't seem any need for these codes so their code was left out.
    At a later time these could be added if needed.

    Some programs don't work with the re-direction symbols but work
    perfectly fine with the CTTY command. Experimentation is the key to
    success.

    Gateway has been tested on the OPUS Computer-Based Conversation


    System, by Wynn Wagner III. It has also been used with several of the
    popular communications programs in conjunction with their exit/jump
    to DOS commands. It has been run successfully on an IBM PCjr, XT, and
    AT compatibles.

    The driver should not be activated when there isn't a carrier on


    the other end of the modem. If it is, a loop back occurs and any
    character output is echoed by the modem and taken as input. If this
    occurs turn the modem off. If the modem does not echo characters, or
    is made not to,then the driver can be used when no carrier is present.

    IMPORTANT STUFF
    ---------------

    This program is officially Public Domain! It may be used freely


    by anyone who does not profit from its use. If you profit from its
    use then please send me $5.00 American (Contact info. below). Please
    feel free to pass it along to others, but you may not sell it.
    DISCLAIMER
    ----------

    This program is provided as is. You may use it at your own risk.
    There is no warranty of any kind or any form covering this program.
    The author may in no way be held liable for any damage of any form in
    connection or arising from the quality and/or use of this program
    and any associated files included with it.

    CONTACT
    -------

    Current versions of Gateway may be downloaded from Corwin's Keep


    OPUS at 300, 1200, 2400 (FidoNet 114/13) : (602)-894-1470. Echomail
    addressed to me, Hans Kellner, may also be sent there.

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