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1.th TSS I 3/15/72
2.sh NAME
3tss \*- interface to MH-TSS
4.sh SYNOPSIS
5.bd tss
6.sh DESCRIPTION
7.it Tss
8will call the Honeywell 6070 on
9the 201 data phone.
10It will then go into direct access with
11MH-TSS.
12Output generated by MH-TSS is typed on the standard output and
13input requested by MH-TSS is read from the standard input
14with UNIX typing conventions.
15.s3
16An interrupt signal
17is transmitted
18as a `break' to MH-TSS.
19.s3
20Input lines beginning with
21`!'
22are interpreted as UNIX
23commands.
24Input lines beginning with
25`~'
26are interpreted as commands
27to the interface routine.
28.s3
29.lp +15 10
30~<file insert input from named UNIX file
31.lp +15 10
32~>file deliver tss output to named UNIX file
33.lp +15 10
34~p pop the output file
35.lp +15 10
36~q disconnect from tss (quit)
37.lp +15 10
38~r file receive from HIS routine csr/daccopy
39.lp +15 10
40~s file send file to HIS routine csr/daccopy
41.s3
42.i0
43Ascii files may be most efficiently transmitted using
44the HIS routine csr/daccopy
45in this fashion.
46Bold face text comes from MH-TSS.
47.it Aftname
48is the 6070 file to be dealt with;
49.it file
50is the UNIX file.
51.s3
52.bd SYSTEM?
53csr/daccopy (s)
54.it aftname
55.br
56.bd "Send Encoded File"
57~s
58.it file
59.s3
60.bd SYSTEM?
61csr/daccopy (r)
62.it aftname
63.br
64.bd "Receive Encoded File"
65~r
66.it file
67.sh FILES
68/dev/dn0,
69/dev/dp0,
70/etc/msh
71.sh DIAGNOSTICS
72Most often, `Transmission error on last message.'
73.sh BUGS
74When
75problems occur,
76and they often do,
77.it tss
78exits rather abruptly.