calling non-unix systems (really tip)

[Romain Kang]

In article <5219 at amdcad.UUCP>, phil at amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) writes:
> Are there any systems which echo even when the
> data is coming in too fast?
The IBM mainframes I've dealt with handle asynchronous lines at half
duplex.  To transfer to them, you have to listen for a turnaround
character; I've never been able to do it cleanly with tip or cu.
If you must deal with them, you need special protocols like Kermit.
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