bi-dir tty port for Interactive Unix

[Rich Gircys]

First, thanks to the many responses on Interactive bi-dir setup. What
I'm posting here is hopefully a useful summary as I'm sure this problem
will continue for others. And for those that requested the Esix bi-dir
setup, it's in the mail; if you don't get it, email me and we'll try again.

Interactive bi-dir suggestions/answers included:

1) Use uugetty.

   This might be the answer on some machines, but doesn't appear to
   have anything to do with the 386ix solution.

2) Use the latest/updated Interactive Unix OS. It fixes earlier problems.
   The following is a terse description of how to make a bi-dir port
   under Interactive:

	o Get Interactive's X5 and X6 fixes installed, or use ISC 2.2 (newest
          version?)

	o Once that's done, follow this sample setup example:

	Systems entry:
	    comtst Any Direct 19200 - "" \r in:--in: nuucp word: ....
	Devices entry:
	    Direct /dev/ttyd0 - 19200 direct \D
	Dialers entry
	    direct
	inittab entry:
	    00:2345:respawn:/etc/getty -t 60 /dev/ttyd0 19200

	Also, the dialers entry will probably need a \M to set
	CLOCAL mode (i.e ignore modem control) and once your connection 
	is established (after you get the CONNECT) add a \m to turn the 
	modem control back on.

   Use caution in useing this terse summary; I'm sure you'll want to check
   the documentation. But I think you got the basic answer: a bidir port 
   under standard Interactive is possible. Many people have done it.

3) Use the FAS (Final Async Solution) driver. FAS is a PD package. I'd
   like to try FAS instead of feeding good money to Interactive.

   If anybody knows where to get FAS, please let me know. I checked the
   uunet archives and they don't have it. Is there a good archive site
   for other Unix source in general? (hopefully NOT requiring anon ftp,
   which I currently don't have).

Thanks in advance,
rich